Downtown Pittsburgh Run!!!!

I braved the cold(10 degrees) and my fear of running in an unknown city and ran outside in downtown Pittsburgh this morning. 5 miles of running through downtown, over several bridges(& they have lots of them), and trails on the river. The downtown skyline was incredible all lit up since it was dark. I felt reasonably safe. There were lots of people out downtown. I saw three runners. My run took me out the hotel, next to PNC Park where the Pirates play, over a bridge, and run right down Penn avenue. The city was so lit up that I did not even need my headlamp. I ran past a Heinz building as in Ketchup and ran past many hotels, office buildings and apartment buildings. Part of the trail was closed for construction but I was just exploring so it didn't matter. I imagine that during the day and in summer, this is an incredible place to run. I brought my garmin so that will be interesting to see.

I forgot my camera so all I have is an iPhone. I may try to bring the iPhone tomorrow with me but it's dark so don't know if anything will come out. I can't get pictures to upload so I'll do that when I'm home this weekend. Why was I so scared to run outside? Because I don't know the area and it's dark but it didn't take long to find out where I was going and got comfortable with being out there in this big city running alone. I'm quite proud of myself as I probably debated about going out there for hours before doing it. Now I'm glad I did.

Have a great day and.....Keep Running!!!!