M.O.R.E.: Decisions, Decisions!

Monday, February 15, 2010

Decisions, Decisions!

It was so nice to have the day off and go for a run with my friends C and Patty on such a nice day. We met at Peet's and it took us quite a while to figure out which way we were going to go. The story of our lives! We finally decided to run towards the old train bridge to see if they are done working on it and if we can actually cross it (that's if no one was there to stop us). Mainly though, we just wanted to run where we can feel the sun because it was still quite chilly. We were able to cross it, but decided to return the way we came so that we could manage to get some more miles in. Afterwards, we sat and had our coffees talking about the many changes we will be facing in the coming years of our lives. The most stressful change being where to send our kids for college. Our run was almost a metaphor for our lives, many forks in the road and not knowing which is the right road to take. I guess it didn't really matter which way we went, we would have accomplished the same objectives. The sights would have been different and one may have been more challenging than the other, but in the end still getting a run in.

3 comments:

Patty said...: I agree that there are going to be many decisions that need to be made in my family during the next couple of years. Sometimes it gets overwhelming, just thinking about everything. I find myself looking forward to our runs when I have a lot on my mind, because just talking it over with my friends seems to lighten the load. It is so much easier to take a wrong turn in our own lives, that to watch our children make mistakes or struggle! I wonder sometimes why God gave us such a huge capacity to love our children, with no shut-off valve, when we need to step back and let them go it alone? My husband is always telling me to take a problem "off my plate". I joke with him that if I put the problem on "his plate" it just slides right off:); February 15, 2010 at 3:24 PM
marathon mom said...: I'm hoping there isn't such a thing as a "wrong" turn, only perhaps just a detour in life, but in the end I hope we all end up where we are meant to be.; February 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Patty said...: I think that is the hard part, accepting the fact that we can't control everything. We all believe that if we just give more, love more, work harder, or just live better, then things will turn out the way we want. The thing is with children, it is not always the path that we would choose, that is path that is meant for them.; February 15, 2010 at 8:42 PM

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Favorite Trails

South Fork 3.1: Start from dirt parking lot on Magic Mtn Pkway and run to the loop at Wiley Bridge and return the same way.

Tesoro 3.25: Start in Albertson parking lot and take sidewalk/trail until it ends and then enter the water tower road to the top two towers where the ends. Return the same way.

Chesebrough 3.25/4.60: From Chesebrough Park, N. to Copperhill, So. on Bike Trail, turn around at Decoro, back up trail to power lines to bridge at park. Turn around at Heritage will give you 4.6 miles.

Chesebrough 3.5: Chesebrough Park down to McBean, south to Northpark Dr., the paseo trailhead. Take the paseo to Helmers and back. Very hilly.

Bridgeport 4.0: Fairly flat, run toward Lowes and under Bouquet bridge to RiverPark community until you reach the closed gates and return. For a hilly run, go north into Helmers and run up the paseo switchbacks into Northpark where the paseo ends and return the same way.

Chesebrough 4.0: N. to Copperhill to west side of river trail, run S. on Bike Trail past Decoro bridge, across Decoro to the east side of river trail, up back to power lines trail, back to park.

Chesebrough 4.0: From park down power line trail to Heritage Park and back same way.

Bridgeport 4.0: From School, cross McBean via bridge or street and head into industrial center on Ave. Scott Bridge and enter bike trail going south toward the train bridge. Turn around at train bridge and return same way or cross the bridge and head toward Peet's after crossing train bridge and back onto the Lowes Trail.

Heritage 4.0: From park, run up bike trail to Decoro, over McBean Bridge into Helmers, and into Bridgeport through lake trail back to park. Can be done in reverse. Moderately hilly.

Chesebrough 4.25: Chesebrough north to Copperhill, left to Albertson side of bike trail. Run south on trail to Decoro and cross over bridge and head north all the way to Copperhill on east side of river trail and back to the park the same way as started.

Cheese/Decoro/Helmers 4.25: From the park, down dirt trail to bike path, south to Decoro. Leave bike path at Decoro and cross paseo bridge at McBean. Stay on paseo up hill towards Helmers. Run up water tower trail once then continue on to switchbacks and paseos back to park.

Heritage/Bridgeport 3.3: Heritage Park south to McBean Bridge @ Panera. Cross and head toward Lowes bike trail and head east toward Bridgeport Park. Halfway mark is at park bathroom, head back by entering trail along the lake and back onto the bridge.

Lowes 4.25: Lowe's parking lot to McBean, cross the bridge and to South Fork. At Valencia Bridge, enter trail behind Hart Baseball diamonds. Continue on trail to Bouquet and across the bridge on the east side and back under the bridge again towards Lowes.

Peet's & Decoro 5.2: Peet's Coffee to train bridge path; to Decoro and across bridge; back down McBean side of bike trail back to Peete's.

Peet's & Wiley 6.0: Start at Peet's Coffee and head east toward South Fork trail and past the Wiley Bridge. Keep running another 200 yards to where the trail forks left and right. Turn back same way.

Peet's & Copperhill 6.0: From Peet's to bike trail heading north to Copperhill and back.

Albertson 7.0: From the Albertson parking lot on Copperhill, enter the westside bike trail and head south until the train bridge. Return the same way.

Peet's 8.5: Run to Copperhill on east side of river trail and return via train bridge on other side.

Lowes 10: Start in the Lowes parking lot. Enter the bike trail heading west. At McBean, cross the bridge and head east toward SouthFork trail. Continue on trail until you come to the Wiley bridge and head back the same way.

McBean 14: This route can be done from anywhere along the trail route. Starting from McDonald's across the post office, run to the end of the South Fork trail and return the same way, cross the McBean bridge and run on the Lowes trail until you hit Bridgeport Elementary and then cross Newhall Ranch via the bridge or street and run back towards McBean. Continue north on McBean until you hit Copperhill. At Copperhill, cross McBean and enter San Francisquito bike trail and run south on the trail until you are back at McDonalds.