Category Archives: Dawn jogging

And there’s sometimes “why?”

“Why” is the question the Dawn Jogger asked this morning under bright blue skies (finally). These Santa Barbara Daisies had been planted adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the First Baptist Church. But why did someone go the trouble … Continue reading

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Back to boring and dreary

The Dawn Jogger has done sufficient amount of complaining for day after day grey mornings this summer where she’s witnessed few real sunrises. This morning it went from bad to worse. With the overcast, it was actually dark when she … Continue reading

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That’s Mr. Gobble Gobble on the Farm

Only two days ago the Dawn Jogger was bemoaning the mundane sights of Menlo in comparison with the delights of Manhattan. Nothing mundane today. Upon witnessing a curious sight, the DJ had to ask herself, “What do you do when … Continue reading

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Back to oh so more mundane sights

It’s not that Menlo Park is an unpleasant town. But the juxtaposition from a morning jaunt around the Central Park reservoir to today’s neighborhood run was stark. It didn’t help that skies were their usual, for this summer, grey. And … Continue reading

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One more spin around the reservoir

If the Dawn Jogger had arranged it better, she could have arrived for the earthquake and stayed for the hurricane. But this trip will feature just a one natural disaster. It’s back to reality day, so important to take the … Continue reading

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Lunch time stop with Richard Burton

Feeling the pull of the reservoir, the Dawn Jogger headed out to join the pre-work crowd for a spin around that body of water in Central Park, then back via 72nd, making it a decent if not great workout. She … Continue reading

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10K kind of a morning filled with new and favorite sights

The Dawn Jogger decided to explore a new park at a walking pace this morning, heading over to Riverside Park, which runs along the Hudson River on the far west side of Manhattan from about 72nd to 125th St and … Continue reading

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Out with the dogs and the real runners

On a morning that the not-used-to-it Dawn Jogger found sticky, to say the least, she was rallied on her Central Park loop run by the hundreds (thousands?) who had turned out for a training run for the New York City … Continue reading

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Morning jaunt to the Brooklyn Bridge

The Dawn Jogger took advantage of “Summer Street” this morning, jogging from her digs to the Brooklyn Bridge, an accomplishment she was prouder of until she mapped it and found that it was only 5 1/2 miles – and sort … Continue reading

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Flip flop day = pm walk in the park

When the Dawn Jogger boarded her already three hour delayed flight yesterday, she was congratulated on flying 1,000,000 miles with United. That milestone did not help her get to NYC any faster. Instead a thunderstorm kept her and her fellow … Continue reading

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