Off the Beaten Path

Looking to try out a trail in Durham you may not have tried before? Durham Magazine asked me to write a few lines about fun trails to check out this summer. The Ellerbe Creek trails take you downtown, to the Brontosaurus, and the Museum of Life and Science. Read more in my write up below, and in the magazine.

The Ellerbe Creek Trail connects Club Boulevard north through Northgate Park, past the Brontosaurus at the Museum of Life and Science, and on to Rock Quarry Park. This is one of Durham's oldest trails. Check out the Northgate Park Dog Park along the way!

Heading the opposite direction from Club Boulevard into downtown, the South Ellerbe Creek Trail winds through neighborhoods, and passes by the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association's Pearl Mill Nature Preserve, and heads into the popular Central Park Neighborhood of downtown Durham. Rolling terrain provides a challenge, but is still accessible to all members of the family. 

Heading south, the Third Fork Creek Trail begins near Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway at Southern Boundaries Park, winds through neighborhoods along the Creek, and ends at Garrett Road. This trail is a great option for those in southern Durham who desire to try out a new trail or go to Southern Boundaries Park.

Best Run in Durham: American Tobacco Trail

Credit: Briana Brough, Durham Magazine

A while ago, I dutifully voted in a few local "best of" surveys, which I tend to do every year. Some time later, I received an email about one of my votes, a vote for the American Tobacco trail as the Best Place to Run for the Durham Magazine Best of Durham issue. They'd seen that I kept a running blog and tweeted a lot about running, so they asked me to write about my perfect day on the trail for the upcoming issue. You can read what I wrote here.

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Bull City Race Fest UnstoppaBULLS!

This lucky lady was picked to represent the Quintiles Bull City Race Fest Half Marathon as an ambassador with Team UnstoppaBULLS! I'm excited to share my enthusiasm about this super-fun race through central Durham, as well as gratuitous pictures of training and eating along the way! 

Source: http://bullcityracefest.com/