Genesee County Run
Here is the worst Strava entry ever. I was in a town I didn’t know well and accidentally hit the stop run button on Strava. Once you restart the run, you can’t see where your car is. I had to stop a restart the run three times until I got back to the car. Then I did some math and realized I needed .3 miles more.
Vicki (my sister) drove me to this location to start the run.
I was looking back toward the car and a stadium in the background.
Wait, this was supposed to be a city, not country!
Saw about ten squirrels in this little area on both sides of the path. They were for sure the highlight of my run.
This big guy stared me down.
Here is a video of two of them on the same tree.
Picture of those two squirrels!
I was shocked by such a pleasant pathway through this part of town.
I followed a garbage truck for a little while.
What a great day running by the football field.
And a school…
…and apartments.
Here is a goofy picture of me, but the name of the street is Lisa’s maiden name.
Running down Collingwood Drive.
The drive lead to this path.
Here was a cool sign that read Davison.
When I got back to the car, I asked Vicki to add the three numbers from the first three entries. She said it was like 2.78 miles. I told her I would have to finish up the 5k. SO I ran .4 miles more. I then asked her to add it up again, and she said, “Oh, now you’re at 3 miles!” (knowing that I just wanted her to say 3.1) Then she laughed and said 3.24 miles. Sometimes sisters are mean.
My plan for this county was to visit my Uncle Mark and my Aunt Judy and then run a couple of counties around the area.
Since my cousin Paul’s passing (Paul was my age), I also talked with their son Patrick. Patrick was about nine years younger than us. So for almost two years, we got to know each other through phone calls and texts. It turned out we had a lot in common. We spoke of weight control, diabetes, and business ideas. He started a McCatty restoration business, and I was talking with him about social media advertising. I’ve had experience with media advertising, but not as focused on geo-type advertising. I designed this logo for him and was answering questions he had about websites, advertising, and such.
We were planning on working together to help get some more business for him. Unfortunately, we lost him due to an infection. I was so bummed but so glad I had gotten to know him over the past couple of years. This trip down to Genesee county was for his funeral – he was only 41 years old. I have recently lost my cousin Tim, Paul, and now Patrick. Those two previous losses made me not only contact Pat but also helped me focus on running. My three cousins were much too young to be lost. So sorry Pat, that we didn’t have the opportunity to do more together.
Genesee County
Atlas
Burton
Clayton
Clio
Davison
Fenton
Flint
Flushing
Flushing
Forest
Gaines
Genesee
Goodrich
Grand Blanc
Lennon
Linden
Montrose
Mount Morris
Mundy
Otisville
Otter Lake
Richfield
Swartz Creek
Thetford
Vienna
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Any place in Bold and Blue are townships / towns / cities I’ve run anytime in the past.
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