The Bearded Runner

  - The one where Bae and I ran Fishing River trail in Kearney - A ...    B earded  R unner  AD venture    -  if you will -      lovingly called a " BR.AD " Here is another Route Report with pictures.   I hope you like it as much as we did!  Today was going to be my 7-mile "Tempo" run but I took Bae on an  AD venture instead.   We headed to Kearney to explore a hidden gem we have been running occasionally for over 3 years.   It is a relatively flat 4-mile paved loop just off 19th st & S. Jefferson St.   I park at the church and like to run it Counter-Clockwise.   Officially called a 'Walking Trail' but we are rebels and ran it :) They do what they can on up-keep and for the most part, it is in good condition.   This time we explored more of the Mtn. Bike trails on the SW corner of the loop.  Overgrown in spots, a few spiderwebs but was well worth it!   Right from the beginning, Bae has always been an adventurous doggie.  She has always loved the outdoors

    - The last multi-race weekend before I-35 Challenge -  Welcome back to my BLOG fellow runners! That was it...  the LAST multi-race weekend  in preparation for the  I-35 Challenge ! Two 1st place Age Group Awards as well as two sPR's - I'd say I did pretty good :) Pretty sure everyone reading this knows what the I-35 Challenge is and for me  (this year)   it is the  'Garmin' Kansas City Half Marathon   on Saturday Oct 16th and   (just up I-35)  the   'IMT' Des Moines Half Marathon  on Sunday Oct 17th .     It is touted as; TWO RACES - TWO CITIES - TWO STATES - ONE EPIC WEEKEND This Multi-Race weekend was the Frog Hill 5k on Fri Oct 1st in the evening and Frog Hill Half was the next morning.  Both were in Waynesville, MO about 3.5 hours East of Kansas City.   There are faster ways to get there but I chose the scenic route because, why not?  Arrived a few hours before race start and headed straight to Roubidoux Park where Packet Pickup was.   Got to see Scott (