{"id":8163,"date":"2017-11-05T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T21:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2017-11-06T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:43:51","slug":"fall-running-mahlon-dickerson-reservation-part-1-4-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=8163","title":{"rendered":"Fall Running at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation – Part 1 of 5 [PHOTOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2016, I was crippled during the Fall<\/a> 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<\/a>). I still have issues with the ankle. But I’ve been able to run this Fall.<\/p>\n

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.)<\/p>\n

Enjoy these photos from October 8, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Happy to not be on crutches this year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I love this section of trail along the pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There’s a beaver around these parts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Definitely a beaver…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fallen leaves are beginning to cover the trail making footing more precarious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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More on Mahlon Dickerson Reservation can be found here:<\/h3>\n