No marcia scheduled this week, so Debi and I made a plan to run in Marinella again. Weather was nice and sunny, supposedly the last day of good weather for rain is forecast all next week. After some shopping at the Saturday market in Lerici, we took off toward Marinella di Sarzana in the late morning. The jogging path, a popular exercise venue for many others, is actually an unpaved road around a private farm. The flat path takes a figure 8, with both loops adding up to about 4.9 K. At one section where the cows are kept, the smell can be quite "earthy", especially when the wind blows your way. Part of the smaller loop runs parallel to the autostrada A12 and offers a view of the Alpi Alpuane. In the evenings, when the setting sun hits the marble on the mountains, the view can be awesome. Since the past 2 days were rain-free, much of the path has dried up. After the first round, we decided to get off the path and explore the neighbourhood, hoping to find the biking trail along the beach. Unfortunately there was no defined path in that area, and running next to the main road with cars zipping by was no fun. Give us cow smells over car fumes any time :) Not to mention the risk of being run over. We found our way back to the farm and jogged another 1+ loop to complete 12K. Good work out for the day!
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