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Fall Running at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation – Part 1 of 5 [PHOTOS]

In 2016, I was crippled during the Fall and missed out on running through the loveliest season of the year. Surgery was performed on my ankle that October (Read: Return to Peroneus Brevis Hill). I still have issues with the ankle. But I’ve been able to run this Fall.

This is the first of five sets of photos from Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in Jefferson Township, NJ, where I do most of my running these days. There’s a nice six mile loop there that provides just the right level of challenge from my current physical condition. By that I mean that my ankle can handle it fairly well. The rest of me has much to be desired when it comes to physical condition. (I write that as I sit outside a cafe in Jersey City with a nice big brownie sitting in front of me.)

Enjoy these photos from October 8, 2017.

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Happy to not be on crutches this year!

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I love this section of trail along the pond.

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An area of wetland that I did not know was only 20 yards from the trail until the undergrowth began to thin out.

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There’s a beaver around these parts.
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Definitely a beaver…
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Fallen leaves are beginning to cover the trail making footing more precarious.

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More on Mahlon Dickerson Reservation can be found here:

Six Sweaty Miles

It’s hot out, mang! I’m soaked after just three miles! – At Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey

When You’re Out for a Run and You Hear Thunder

Uh oh!

I was finished running about 15 minutes after hearing that thunder. By the time I drove home 5 minutes later, it was starting to rain. It came down in buckets. I’m glad I didn’t get caught in it out on the trail.

Here’s the tail end of the heavy rain:

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I’m posting this here for my own purposes, so I can get to it whenever I want from wherever I am.

I don’t know where it originated. Someone shared it in a running group on Facebook.