Spring came and went like a bat out of hell, leaving us Georgians with 80+ degree days in February, followed by a summer that started in March. While the rest of the U.S. went from shorts to snowsuits and back again almost overnight, new plant growth down south greedily attacked the open spaces around it without mercy, leaving hazards and obstructions in its wake.
Personally, I’m a sidewalk runner. We are pedestrians and not vehicles after all. Some runners say you should only run on the road and they have their reasons for it, but I like to keep myself separated from bicycles, cars, and motorcycles as much as possible. However, like the picture above illustrates, that can be hard to do when the sidewalk is blocked by obnoxious plant life. What’s a runner to do?
There are several options: Continue reading “Overgrown Sidewalks and Urban Bushwhacking”