Back in March, April and May, I decided to embark on a project to run all the streets within the city limits of International Falls. I figured that it would be a way to get to know my community a little bit better. By the end of May, however, I was getting bored with this. In addition, I had already run the most interesting sections of the Falls, and some of the last sections that I've run have been a bit depressing.
A little while back I accepted a new job in Western Nebraska at Scott's Bluff National Monument. Me and the family are really excited about this opportunity and feel like that area is a better fit for our lifestyle than far north-central Minnesota. Since I will be leaving in mid-October, I decided that if I am ever going to complete this project, the time to do so is now. I set out today in cool, overcast weather for a 2.5 mile run on roads that I had not yet run.
I made my way west on 6th Street and then turned right onto 7th Avenue. I followed 7th to the Koochiching County Courthouse and then cut across the pedestrian plaza in between the library and the fire station. I made a left onto 4th Street and then another left onto 8th Avenue. I ran through some of the most rundown areas of town, past a condemned house
and then back into nicer neighborhoods. I turned right onto 11th Street for a block, and then made a left onto 9th Avenue. I ran towards Keenan Drive, made a right onto 16th Street, and another right onto 10th Avenue. I ran 10th Avenue to 11th Street and then jogged east to 9th Avenue, which I ran past an interestingly painted garage
back to 6th Street and home.
My map of town is starting to fill in!
I marked the roads that I ran during my last 2 runs on this map, but I never logged them on the blog. That's okay though. Hopefully soon enough I will have this project completed and I will feel even more ready to move on from here.
