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July 15, 2007
Just another couple of tourists
Matt and I did a lot of touristy things today, being that it was our first full day in Seattle. I did a touristy sort of run myself, along the waterfront (Puget Sound) on a bike path. It was mostly out and back on the path although I decided to run up a hill and back down for the end of the "out" part of the run since I was bored of the bike path. (It was nice along the waterfront, but after a couple of miles it turned into a path that paralleled the freight train tracks, not too scenic.) The weather was pretty good; sunny but a nice breeze off the water kept things from getting too hot. On the knee front, things were the same as they have been, which is on and off pain in the patellar region. Stretching helps a bit but it never really goes away, unfortunately, and it is the same in the beginning, middle, and end of a run.
Post-run, we had a bite to eat in the hotel and then walked back to Pike's Market--this time things were open and it was tourist central. We thought it was okay; not that different from other markets we've been to, like Fanueil Hall in Boston. I got some delicious Ranier cherries and we continued walking and looked around a bit in the newly renovated Seattle Museum of Art. We went back to the market for lunch and by then we had had enough of navigating the crowds.
We spent the rest of the afternoon hiking/walking in Discovery Park, which I had read about in my suggested Seattle running routes. We were with friends who actually live in Seattle, so they knew their way around and we didn't worry about getting lost. It was a nice park with neat trails and I think I might go back tomorrow to explore it further on foot!
Posted by becky at July 15, 2007 10:24 PM