A late-breaking business trip landed me in southern California yesterday. I didn’t know even where I’d be staying and awoke this morning at a hotel in Newport Beach. My body was still on Eastern Time, so I was up way early. Needing a run, I wandered out the door of the hotel.
And what a find.
Just outside the hotel was the Back Bay Loop, a 10.5 mile trail around a beautiful piece of water, just off the Pacific Ocean. I set out to explore it and was treated to one of the best runs I’ve had in a long time.
The paved path provided a wonderful view of the bay. There were a lot of runners, bikers and dog walkers. On the way out, I discovered a parallel trail, unpaved, with grit and sand and more ups and downs. What fun. I reached a turn around point way too soon. Heading back, I stayed on the dirt/sand more than the tarmac. I run on tarmac all the time in Indiana…when in SoCal, I wanted to do something different.
It was a run I hated to see end. I had to flip back to Professional Business Person Guy mode. Of course, PBPG pays the bills, so not a big problem with that.
My apologies to my southern California friends about not letting you know I was coming but this happened too quickly and I had no idea what my schedule would be. Thanks for understanding.
We persevere through all our training runs. And sometimes, a really cool run emerges.
8 comments:
Very cool!
Well that beats all. I had similar thoughts running DC. New places rock and running them makes it even better.
A nice surprise for a surprise trip! Glad you had so much fun, probably made it all worthwhile.
for a split second, i thought you were in Newport, Rhode Island and you were going to be in big trouble MISTER for not telling me! Either way...you had a great run in a new place - I love that part of travelling!
Isn't it fun to find a new, unexpectedly pretty place to run? That always makes the run much more pleasant. Thanks for sharing.
Way to get off the tarmac and enjoy the trails. It looks like a great place for a run.
I know the Back Bay Trail well. Glad you enjoyed it.
Sounds like a whirlwind tour, sorry I missed you.
aww! that's where i run at lunch, several times a week!
bummer i missed out on a chance to meet you. give me a heads up next time you're in town.
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