Thinking I'll be doing the SB Greenway Sunday.....
COOL SPRINGS COUNTRY GALLOP SEPTEMBER 2009
L from “Atlanta Bread Co” toward “Bed Bath & Beyond”
R along store fronts to Stop Sign
L at stop sign and straight thru parking lot of “Cool Springs Medical Center”
L on Mallory Station Rd, go 0.45 mile
R on Seaboard Lane, go 0.3 mile
R on Crossroads Blvd, go 0.5 mile, crossing over Mallory Lane into Cool Springs Mall
L on Galleria Blvd, go 0.3 mile to Mall exit on left
R on Bakers Bridge Ave, go 0.6 mile
---------FLUID STOP----------@CVS / Bakers Bridge & Carothers----approx 3 Miles
L on Carothers Pkwy, go 0.5 mile
R on Moores Lane, go 1.6 miles
L/U-Turn onto greenway just before Wilson Pike. Path will carry you back under Moores Lane.
~~~~~~WATER FOUNTAINS & BATHROOMS (? 5 MILE MARK)~~~
Follow greenway for 1 mile crossing over Overcheck Lane
~~FLUID STOP @ Ravenswood Farm Lane / entrance Carriage Hills Subdiv ? 6 M
R on Old Wilson Pike and continue on greenway thru tunnels under railroad tracks and Wilson Pike to Ravenwood High School
L on path in front of HS, up and over the hill to Raintree Pkwy
*(For those in desperate need, the second right off of Raintree Parkway by the lacrosse fields and tennis courts leads to 2 Port-a-Johns).
R on Raintree Pkwy (stay on blacktop path along side of the road) go 2 miles
Cross over Crockett Rd (Raintree becomes Green Hills Blvd) go 0.25 mile
L on Glenview Dr, go 0.18 mile
L on Navaho Dr, go 0.29 mile
L on Choctaw Trail, go 0.1 mile
R on Arrowhead Dr, go 0.08 mile
L at brick crosswalk thru brick columns marking entrance to “Crockett Park”
L at first fork in path then follow course markings thru the park
Follow path thru tunnels under railroad tracks and Wilson Pike toward River Park, go 1.25 miles, Cross wooden bridge to River Park
----------FLUID STOP @ River Park Shelter---------- approx 11M & 13M
~~~~~~WATER FOUNTAINS & BATHROOMS ~~~
R on Knox Valley Dr
Cross over Concord Rd at traffic light to opposite sidewalk on left side of the road
Follow path into Tower Park. Follow path clockwise around park and return to traffic light at Concord Rd and Knox Valley Dr. You will pass another set of bathrooms with a water fountain.
Cross over Concord Rd. onto Knox Valley Dr
R into River Park,
~~~~~~WATER FOUNTAINS & BATHROOMS (? 14.3 MILE MARK)~~~~~~~~~
follow same path back toward Crockett Park, GO 1.1 miles
R on greenway at Yellow Post on right marked “START”, go over wooden bridge and proceed 0.55 mile along path toward Ravenwood HS
TAKE FIRST RIGHT after yellow post on the right marked “5”
GO ACROSS WOODEN BRIDGE & UP THE HILL TO ALAMO RD
FOLLOW ALAMO RD for 1.1 miles
L on Gordon Petty Dr, go 0.25 mile
R on Maryland Ln, go 0.15 mile
L on Covington Dr, go 0.14 mile
R on Moores Lane, go 0.3 mile
~~~~~~~~~~FLUID STOP @ CVS / Bakers Bridge & Carothers ? 17.5 MILE
L into Cool Springs Mall entrance
L on Galleria Blvd, (KEEP MALL TO YOUR RIGHT) go 0.65 mile
L on S Springs Dr, go 0.25 mile to Mallory Lane intersection
Cross over Mallory Ln (S Springs becomes Mallory Station Rd)
L into Cool Springs Medical Center Parking Lot
Follow thru parking lot to shopping area parking lot as you did at the start
Finish at Atlanta Bread Co
The King of Beasts
we could just meet at the stone gates and do the 11.8 + 6.4 for an 18.2 mile run ??
"As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way."”
Hoodoo Guru
The tangents are moot.
Lazy idiot
Tick tock
Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth
just saw this
how far-ish, time?
Good Bad & The Monkey
My long run is easy.
1. Run to HM starting line (3.5 miles)
2. Run HM (13.1 miles)
3. Run back to hotel (3.5 miles)
How far is that?
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
The Thunder
1 Hip and 2 Hamstring reconstructions later…
just saw this Thinking I'll be doing the SB Greenway Sunday..... how far-ish, time?
I'm thinking around 7:00 for maybe 15...More if I'm not dead. I know my race Sat. is ONLY a 5k, but I'm old, so bite me. (I mean that collectively...Not aimed at A1.)
ONLY a 5k,
they hurt
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7