Last night I went down to the bar after a long 3 leg day of flying and had a cold one. I just thought it was worth showing it, because it had a bike gear and was called Rusty Chain. This was a good amber and a nice way to cap the night before a good a run in the morning.
I am flying with a captain that has been running half marathons, but never used a heart rate monitor so for this run I went out without my cherished Garmin 310XT. We went out together from the Adams hotel in Buffalo with James the captain taking his first shot at the benefits of a running watch. It was a little weird not having the information on my wrist, but I think it's healthy to go without now again.
We took an immediate right outside the hotel and another one a couple blocks later on Erie St. to work our way down to the water. This is a beautiful setting for a run in May. It was 52 degrees outside with a sea breeze coming off lake Erie and it was about a mile run to a point where the path ended. There were sidewalks along this portion of the run and very little car traffic. I wish I had been able to stop for more of these scenic pictures, there were plenty of them along this stretch.
After leaving 95 degree weather in Phoenix this kind of a run is a God send. Pictured above was a little finger off the land where the path came to an end, but you what a beautiful setting. Running along the water line was a joy. After a mile to this point and another mile back we had come to a cross roads. We could search for a path that leads 17 miles over to Niagra Falls, or we could just explore. We didn't see the path to Niagra, so we just opted for the path we knew we could find, which was random exploring.
The city of Buffalo is great. The buildings are older and it's very obvious there is a lot of history. I love my home field, but history and unique are not ways to describe Phoenix's suburbia. The people were nice and the drivers liked to speed up if I crossed the road instead of slow down. Some highlights were an old Catholic church, down town restaurants and the architecture as a whole.
We made a 4 mile circle from the hotel throughout the city and back to the hotel again. Rather then quite there we chose to take one more trip out to that point running along lake Erie again. The whole thing was a little over 7 miles. The negatives to this run were poor road conditions from the frigid winters. Lots of construction was under way and many pot holes. If you ran along the edge of the road instead of the side walk the asphalt was uneven at best. This can all be forgotten quickly by a sunny day with cool temperatures and a nice breeze.
After a nice run, what better way to reward ourselves then to go to the Anchor Bar, home of the original buffalo wing. A warm shower and 45 minutes later we were in the lobby headed to the inception site of one of my favorite foods. We split a plate of 20 medium wings, had great service and I can say the Anchor bar did itself justice. I am finishing up this write up and then after letting those wonderful wings settle, going to the hotel fitness center to put in a weight workout.
As for captain James, he is now looking at the DC Rainmaker blog to check reviews and decide what heart rate monitor watch is right for him. I am partial to the Garmin 310 XT, but for a pure runner I had to recommend that he look at the Garmin Forerunner because of it's affordable price. It is a classic.
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