Running on Cobblestone streets

Well I have to say that Running along these old brick and cobblestone roads in Utrecht are not exactly ideal. Pretty easy to twist the foot. But one thing here does make it almost priceless. Running in the AM along one of these ancient canals that run through the heart of the city. Complete with boats tied up along the bank. Knowing that these stone steps and the canal has been there for hundreds of years. As the sun comes up on the cobblestone path along the canal with the gondola, you know you are in Europe. Pretty freaken cool.

Training in Utrecht

U- what? you say? U-Trek-T. It is a small city in the center of the Netherlands. I am here for a 3 day conference and arrived early this morning. I had a 18 mile run on my schedule but that was not feasable to do here. Its a lovely town but amazingly crowded. Also its an old town so there are very few straight roads. Not knowing my way around I decided to follow a canal that was near the hotel. It was beautiful. But extremely crowded wit of all things bikes. these people bike everywhere. thousands and thousands of bikes. Its awsome.

But none the less difficult to run in. So I switched next weeks one hour run for todays 18 miler. It was nice.