What I saw

The circus was in town, putting up camp right next to where I go running. This is not my regular view. I liked it. 

My most recent run

Before my chafe put an end to running, this is what I saw last Saturday:

Lovely Långängen. There'a a cafe in the main red building.

A pair of friends enjoying the nice weather.

The competition. As I ran past him, he said "NO! This can't be happening! YOU, running past ME!!!". It happened. He wasn't fast. Shouldn't be so surprised.

This part of the run is not very pretty but I like it. It's weird and feels like a bridge.

They have lots of horses here. Horses that seem to have a pretty decent life.

There was a wedding at the local church. They didn't see the running paparazzo.I was too fast!

Done. 10 km. Such a beautiful day, such a great run. Can't wait to go running again.

What Zoe sees

Zoe runs with us in Melbourne. 

She writes:

hope you're well! Its my birthday today and I was given a beautiful new camera- so I took it on my run and snapped some pics of where I run... its along the Yarra River towards the city (Melbourne). Today was a lovely sunny day, its a glorious view on days like this, but I hate running in the sun so I usually go a lot earlier or a lot later in the day, when its not so bright and hot. But its great running along the river with the city just over there. Its a really popular trail with lots of runners, walkers and cyclists, specially before and after work in peak hour. I usually get overtaken by some very fit elderly man which spurs me on to chase him- if he can run that far so can I, dammit!

Thanks for all the challenges- its really making a huge difference to my running motivation.

love
Zoe

What Lina sees

Lina is my neighbor. She lives across the street from me and said she would never be a runner. She was wrong. She will join the challenges as soon as she gets her Nike+ bracelet. 

She writes:

When I took this picture a very old woman asked me if I was a police officer searching for stolen cars. 

What Reen sees

This is the view from my run the other night. It's around where I work and live - Putrajaya. It's the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. I love running at night in the neighbourhood. It's well-lit and I get to cross my fave bridge in peace.

What Alpha Monkey sees

Alpha Monkey writes:
I am running on a treadmill right now for the cushion so my view is distorted by the screen. But I have the machine in what used to be an orchid greenhouse that I use as an office so I have glass on all four sides with a nice view. Which explains why, if I run after dark, I pull the curtains and my view is nothing. It is either that or feel like I am running in a lighted aquarium. Also, at least one dog tends to sit and stare at me. They look slightly betrayed at not having gotten out to run with me, but are quick to forgive.

What Heidi sees and wears

One of the runs I like to do is through Golden Gate park to the new
Renzo Piano building, around the loop to the De Young museum, and then
back out through the park says Heidi, who's running in San Fran just like Marjan below. Who knows, perhaps they pass each other on their runs.

This is all Heidi has to put on when she goes running. I'm so jealous.

What Marjan sees

Marjan Esfandiari is a past winner who runs with us in San Francisco. The Californians haven't had to bundle up like us Scandinavians, this picture was taken in the Golden Gate park just the other day!

What Christine sees

Christine runs with us in California. 

This is what it looks like on her runs. 

Guro's view

Hi, here is a picture from my run today, 8 kms in -7. The location is Sognsvann in Oslo.
-Guro

Do this for me. For us.

Just this once, bring a cellphone on your next run and snap a picture of your running grounds. I'm so curious about what it looks like where you run all over the world. If you hate bringing stuff on your run, just take a picture post-running of what you wore during the run. I will post all of it here. And I will start by posting a pic of my cold running gear from yesterday as soon as my man and son wake up in the room where that stuff is.

-11 grader. 14 degrees fahrenheit

I ran past this house, trying to imagine a former life there as countess, maid or gardener.

And then past the little badstuga.

It was so cold. my coldest run.

Two days prior, I'd been running with double tights. That didn't work. I felt like running with a frozen leg of lamb in each leg of my pants. very stiff.

then bought fleece lined windproof winter tights. that worked at first, but then I really started freezing. also experienced the bizarre feeling of sweating above the waist and super freezing below.

it was beautiful though. always something.

What Reen saw

Reen runs with us in Malaysia. This was her view today.

SO cold. but beautiful.

Today it's so cold we had to scrape off ice from the inside of the car windows.
These are some of the views from my run.