As Seen on the Trail

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“Clouds Over Trail” Cedar Park, 2023

After days of clear skies, we were treated to a beautiful display of amazing clouds. It made today’s run much more fun!

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“Clouds Over Trail” Cedar Park, 2023

And I noticed that a new bicycle maintenance thing-a-mo-bob was installed on the trail too. How cool is that?

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“Bike Fix” Cedar Park, 2023

I hope you had a nice day!

Views from the Trail

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“Wildflowers” Cedar Park, 2023

Even though the famous bluebonnets are mostly gone in my neck of the woods, there are still plenty of other wildflowers to look at. It makes the run more interesting! Looking around for nice photo spots is fun. 😄

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“Wildflowers” Cedar Park, 2023
Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/3500 sec, ISO32
“Wildflowers” Cedar Park, 2023
Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/3500 sec, ISO32
“Brushy Creek” Cedar Park, 2023

New Year’s Osechi and First Run of 2023

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“Osechi” Cedar Park, 2023

Happy New Year! We started 2023 off with a delicious osechi brunch. Mariko and her friends prepared everything here, with my contribution being the roast beef. All the dishes were yummy!

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“Osechi” Cedar Park, 2023
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
“Osechi” Cedar Park, 2023

These past two weeks have been filled with a lot of yummy foods and plenty of dessert, so I need to get back into my exercise routine quickly. With that in mind, I went for a long run this afternoon and completed my monthly half-marathon challenge in Strava. I struggled a little bit and walked a couple of times, but it wasn’t too bad. I’m really looking forward to a nice year of running!

Cold Weather Running

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“Baggy Tights” Cedar Park, 2022

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes”. That’s a Norwegian phrase that was going through my head as I suffered yesterday on my run. So today, I added another layer on top and put on my baggy tights on the bottom. What a difference it made! I was warm and the run was a lot of fun! I’ve always disliked running in cold weather, but with the right clothes, it can be very pleasant.

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“Lovely Sky” Cedar Park, 2022

Evening Running

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“Long Shadows” Cedar Park, 2022

These days it’s pretty hot at lunchtime when I like to go for a run, so I have been going out in the evening. It’s kind of fun and different! I’ll also put on an audiobook which is mixing it up a bit for me. I kind of like that too.