Dec 11Run: PPG Place for the Holiday Run

Next Sunday meet at the Tomb of the Unknown Bowler a.k.a. the skating rink at PPG Place, for our traditional trip around the downtown holiday sites.

There will be a run to the run from Phipps conservatory starting at 6:15AM.

What started out as a tour of Homestead ended up being much more than that - as someone commented, only Pam Murray could lead us on a back-country run in the middle of Pittsburgh. Right from the outset things were interesting as first one then many decided to take advantage of the bathrooms at the Courtyard Marriott. After gathering stray and late participants we ran on the always lovely riverside path taking in the maze and pump house along the way. Then, what looked to be a shorter path into Homestead, turned out to be an overland trek through one of those unexpected urban wild places ending in a trot by the rail-road tracks complete with speeding trains. We did eventually find our way into Homestead, the land of a 1,000 churches - no kidding, it seemed there were churches on every corner, one more ornate than the rest and several for sale (are you in the market?). It was a run that included something for everyone.

Virginia and Jan joined us for the ever lengthening coffee hour.