Inspired by Bonnie’s run to Fells Point and since I have not run through this famous location since the 2008 Baltimore Marathon, I headed out for a morning run down to the Inner Harbor running around the cobblestone street of Mount Vernon Place on the way down. Once at the Inner Harbor, I ran along the waterfront through East Harbor (which has really been developed over the past couple of years and contains the new Legg Mason skyscraper) and past Little Italy to Fells Point. While I circled Fells Point taking in all the little markets and shops, I thought to myself that I’m pretty lucky to have run Fishermans Warf and Fells Point within the last three weeks. Needless to say, running absolutely makes traveling so much fun!!! Then I headed back around the Harbor and climbed the Battery Avenue stairs to the top of Federal Hill. After running around the Samuel Smith statue, I headed over to Camden Yards and ran Eutaw Street (since they are replacing all the seats in Orioles Park, the ballpark looked kind of barren) before heading back to my sister’s house. The total distance of this run was 14.1 mile at a relaxed pace.
Before catching my flight back to Salt Lake City, I completed my daily non-running workout which consisted of 300 sit-ups, 30 push, and a 60-second plank.
Finally, an enormous congratulations to Baltimore Nancy for finishing the 26.2-mile race from Marathon to Athens on Sunday the 31st of October!!! When I first met Nancy three years ago, she was working with my sister at the main library in Baltimore and was completely new to running, but extremely excited about the sport. Now she has run three marathons and just completed the legendary Athens Marathon last weekend (see pic below and yes, if you run a renowned race and hold up a sign giving me some props, you'll absolutely give you a shout out on my blog). Nancy also is a running instructor with the Baltimore Road Runners Club for the beginning runners group. The progress that Nancy has made in three short years is absolutely amazing and inspirational! Next up for Nancy is the Edinburgh Marathon in Scotland in six months. She needs to join FRB so everyone can read about her running adventures. :-) Good luck Nancy and thanks for sharing with me all the stories from Athens, you rock!
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