On Running In Fort Lauderdale: Pros and Cons

October 9, 2009

Where to begin? OK, 0945 and still time for a quick run before brunch with mom and dad. I am staying at my sister’s house and she lives in a lovely neighborhood right off of a golf course/club area. (they don’t golf, thank goodness). As my cup is perpetually half-full, I focused on the Pros, but alas, I must admit, there were some Cons…

Pro	Con
88 degrees, 90% humidity; incredible sweat	88 degrees, 90% humidity; incredible sweat!
Thick hybrid grass, lots of cushion provided for running	Chemicals being sprayed on thick hybrid grass; golf course watering in the morning, even though it rained overnight
Amazing blooming bushes and exotic flowers	Homeowners spraying more chemicals on amazing blooming bushes and exotic flowers
Lizards, box turtles, and one long brown snake	Flattened snake in the road
Ibis, Egrets, Hawks, Blue Heron, unknown but lovely sounding songbirds	How do the birds and reptiles survive the chemicals?
	Plastic water bottles along the grass and floating in the mad-made lakes
	Being reprimanded by a dapper fellow in a golf cart to stay off the course, so they would not be “liable if you get hit by a golf ball”
	A hot dog and soda concession, on a modified golf cart, cruising around the course
	No pick-up-after-your-dog rule (guess how I found out??!)
A great workout!

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