(This has absolutely nothing to do with anything I did today, but that’s like half my blogs anyway, so whatevs.)

So I have two different directions I go when I go on my long runs. At the bottom of our hill at the River Path, I either go:

1) left, heading east until I hit the Bird Sanctuary, then I head south until I get to my turn round point, or
2) right, heading west into Bowness Park and then turn north into the Scenic Hills and Tuscany neighborhoods until I get to my turning point.

The first route is WAY flatter than the second route. Observe:

Elevation change for the first route:

Elevation change for the second route:

Note the y-axes in those.

You’d think the first route would be easier, right?

Eh. It’s a lot more monotonous than the second route, and also it’s uphill (even very slightly) on the return trip. The second route is much more varied in terms of scenery and  neighborhoods and it’s basically downhill the whole return trip, which is really nice, haha. Especially on a marathon+ run.

Does anyone actually give a crap about this? Nah. But again…that’s like half my blogs.