“Covered Up” Cedar Park, 2020
During this pandemic, I stay away from routes where there are a lot of people, specifically the hike & bike paths that are too narrow to keep a safe distance from other people. So that means I stick to my neighborhood streets where I can run in the road or easily cross to the other side to stay socially distant. However, there are some parts where I have to run on a narrow pathway or sidewalk, which is why I always carry a disposable mask.
I will just put the mask around my wrist, and it’s so light that it doesn’t interfere at all with the running experience. But when I am running on one of these narrow sections and I see another pedestrian or cyclist, I’ll put the mask on. It literally takes just three or four seconds, so why not? Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) I haven’t seen any other runners using masks, but maybe now that they’ve seen my put on my mask, it will normalize it to them (or maybe they will feel a little ashamed), and they will start doing the same. Hey, we have to look out for one another!
In other running news, I saw this really great sidewalk art version of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Very cool!
“Sidewalk Art” Cedar Park, 2020
“Sidewalk Art” Cedar Park, 2020
“Sidewalk Art” Cedar Park, 2020
I hope you had a great day!
Veek and I are on the Butler Trail at Town Lake every day, and we wear masks 100% of the time. I’m walking, not running these days due to injury, but Veek is running and still wears a mask. I would estimate that 75% of people on the trail aren’t masked, walking or running or just milling about, though. Good on ya for being safe.