Day 4,549—Fall Marathon 2026! —
I wasn’t rushing as I started my run, and I wasn’t sure how far I would go. I am always interested in loop courses, so this was a fun challenge: running a marathon distance on what seemed like as close to a perfect loop as possible. I also took advantage of the working water fountains. I have run similar routes, but I usually go through Brentwood Park. This was the closest I've been to a clean marathon loop in recent memory. The weather made this so enjoyable. I just felt good throughout. I got hungry near the end, but besides that, I cannot think of anything that wasn’t fun. I wish I had been able to take more pictures because it was a pretty day and a lot of people were out. The library was putting on some event they were calling “bike to the library.” I didn’t stop to learn more because it focused on bicycles, not runners, but I was curious. There are two branches close to the trail system, and I have run to both of them multiple times. When the water foun...
