Around The Block

Although I really wasn't in the mood for it, I laced up the new shoes and got out the door around 8am for an "around the block" run of 11 miles. I figured I would wake up somewhere on the course. And I wanted to make sure the new shoes were okay.

I actually had an enjoyable run. It stayed overcast, just threatening to rain. Once I got on top of the ridgeline I was treated to a nice cool breeze.


Around mile 9 or so, I get to see the incredible views as pictured below. The pics don't do it justice; this is rural Ohio, with the rolling hills, the fields, the farms, in the middle of a lush green summer.

I stopped at the Peoli Cemetery, which is a very old cemetery.



There's also this local guy who lived around here. You may have heard of him. Cy Young?

Notice the baseballs left at the stone and also the baseball with wings on the stone? There are always baseballs left here, whenever I stop and check on him.
Newcomerstown may say they are "the home of Cy Young" but that's wrong. Cy Young was from Peoli. In fact, after he passed away, the local post office closed. He got so much fan mail it justified having the post office here.

After I left the cemetery, I headed up the last two miles to home. I have to run on the State Route, which I hate. Plenty of blind curves, no berm, and drivers going too fast. I ran past one driveway, where two dogs darted out to confront me. As there was a truck coming down the road at me, all I could do was stop and yell at the dogs. Luckily, they backed off and I continued down the road. That was enough of an adrenaline rush to finish up the run!