Running (Street & Trail) 1:18:50 [3] 10.0 mi (7:53 / mi)
In Forest Park, St. Louis. Tried to meet Eric Buckley and local runners in the park but snow related traffic had delayed my arrival. I started from the museum and wandered until I found the bike trail near the skating rink. About 1 1/2" of snow were on the ground and more was blowing in. I followed footsteps on the serpentine trail past: the Science Center with its inverted cooling tower shape and dinasaurs, the ball fields, the Wild Lights display, the Zoo, a large mud turtle sculpture, the golf course and returned to the museum in about 46 minutes--probably just short of 6 miles. I wanted to do at least an hour and was enjoying the snowy night so I set off on another loop wanting to see what part of the trail I'd missed--not too much. The snow was deeper now and covering the footsteps. It stuck to my shoes making them heavy. I got to the Science Center and tried to cut across the park but got disoriented in the dark w/o a compass and found myself back on the trail. Correcting, I wandered a bit more across some fields, etc...and happily found the museum again. It was a very enjoyable run. My hip hurt a lot afterward but not during.