Lunch: Here in the great Historical City of Philadelphia. I love History. So I decided during my lunch break here at a marketing conference to go for a sight seeing run around the city. Don't have time to post all the photos I took but I took a lot(around 50) during the hour and a half I strolled through this old city. I ran along Ben Franklin Pkwy which takes you by Municipal Services Building and Love Park. As you head up the Pkwy you run a long all the private museums that line this road until you reach the famous City Art Museum. The Rocky Balboa Statue used to reside at the top of the steps but they took it off the top and put it over the side, still a rad bucket list thing to do. I ran the steps of course. The movie makes you think there are 1000 steps to climb, not that many but just a few more than the Cottonwood 5k Mike and I ran earlier this year :) Ran to the old Boat Harbor and garndens then across an old HWY76 Brdige across the Schuylkill River turned around and came back down the Pkwy and headed to the Historical Side of the City. I ran through Reading Terminal, very cool place and look forward to eating there tonight. Ran along Market Street until I reached Independence Hall. Took some pictures of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, The Constitution Museum. All just personal favorites of History for me. This was too surreal. I then headed over to see such sites as the Betsy Ross House, Corn Exchange and Trust(A real bank) and Elfreth's Alley(Oldest Residence Street in America). From here I headed over the Ben Franklin Bridge into Camden, New Jersey. This was a a cool little Out and Back which crossed the Delaware River. Crossed two rivers in one run, Rad. Got some cool pics on the Bridge. Always cool when you can run over a cool Bridge and not die. I then headed back down Bread Street and to Market and ended my run going through City Hall. My hotel is right next door to City Hall. Very enjoyable what we runners would call a "leisure stroll through the city". A perfect recovery run. I really enjoyed every minute of this run. For a History nerd I could not ask for a better scenario. Fun easy miles...
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