Week 35: Day 4 - 2014

• easy bike ride = 7.35 miles 
• easy walk with dogs = 1.3 miles

I tried to go run at a local state park (it was called "Chino Hills State Park"). The gates were wide open so I assumed that it was ok to enter. I got stopped by a ranger about 1/4 mile into the run and he told me that the park was closed. The park is closed for an "Improvement Project". So I turned around and went back towards my car that was parked in the street, near the entrance. A minute or two later, another ranger stopped to tell me (again) that the park was closed and told me that I would get cited a fine if I come back in again during closure. Neither ranger told me if the park was closed on certain days (I checked the park website after I got home that the park was closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) or if it was closed everyday until March 2015. I hadn't been to this park since May 2013 (over a year), so I had no idea what was going on. I sorta want to come back during the weekend, but I don't want to waste another trip to find out that it really is closed everyday of the week. (Based on yelp reviews, I think it is closed on the weekends because people are complaining about the closure). The second ranger also told me that dogs weren't allowed in the park. Since when???? When I was here in May 2013, I saw a lot of people (hikers/walkers and runners) with dogs. I didn't run with a dog last year, but I am this year. I'm not sure if I want to come back to this park for a run if dogs aren't allowed here. I had plan to come here while training for my next half marathon, but I have to change my training plan. My race is in February 2015 and the park reopens in March 2015. GGRRRR!

So since I didn't get my run in this morning at a certain time, I went on a bike ride. ()@))!*$ One of the streets that I was riding on had only one lane open (the right lane and bike lane were closed for street repavement). Luckily, there was a trail (same exact distance and level of difficulty as far as hills go) right next to the street and the tires on my bike can handle all terrains. I didn't want to share a lane with traffic in case there was a grumpy motorist who wanted to run over cyclists because it was a major street. If I had waited until tomorrow, the street would have been just fine for bike riding with all lanes opened.