Yup, just three places today. Today's run didn't fit together very nicely. We hit three places in four miles, which is not a good ratio.
You may have heard the quote "Those in power write the history." Well, I'm in charge of this blog, so here's the history of today's run. I was telling great stories to keep Ira interested (high school football, "This American Life", our weekly "Shark Tank" recap, to name a few), so Ira was totally fresh. He's very busy this week, and he therefore decided to run much faster than normal, to end quicker and to tire me out. At about mile 3.5, he said "We're going to run four miles at a good pace." I'm really tired, and it was totally his fault.
Our first stop was the Stanford Auxiliary Library, which is way down Serra Road, and is pretty much just a warehouse, I think, for all the books that don't fit someplace else. Hey, is the word "Stanford" in the title really necessary? It's an auxiliary library on the Stanford campus, so it probably doesn't belong to San Jose State.
We then had a really long leg to the Stanford Barn, which took us by the football stadium and the Mausoleum and near the mall off Welch Road. Along the way, we wondered why this random building, which houses a Wells Fargo and some other offices, is worthy of recognition on the map. Apparently this building has quite a history, as detailed on this webpage. Can you image writing pages and pages about buildings that no one likely ever reads or cares about? How tragic.
Our third and final stop was back all the way across campus to the Stanford Community Recreation Association (SCRA), which is a sort of swim/tennis club for the Stanford community. I coached and swam at lots of swim meets here when I was younger. They have built up a really good program, with some really good coaches.
OK, here's something someone needs to explore. This building is listed on the map as the "Stanford Community Recreation Association." But, I just googled it, and their official website calls it the "Stanford Campus Recreation Association." Hey, map-maker, which is it? I always knew it as "community" growing up. Did they change the name?
That's all for now. Today's distance was 4.4 miles, bringing us to 154.6 total.
You may have heard the quote "Those in power write the history." Well, I'm in charge of this blog, so here's the history of today's run. I was telling great stories to keep Ira interested (high school football, "This American Life", our weekly "Shark Tank" recap, to name a few), so Ira was totally fresh. He's very busy this week, and he therefore decided to run much faster than normal, to end quicker and to tire me out. At about mile 3.5, he said "We're going to run four miles at a good pace." I'm really tired, and it was totally his fault.
Our first stop was the Stanford Auxiliary Library, which is way down Serra Road, and is pretty much just a warehouse, I think, for all the books that don't fit someplace else. Hey, is the word "Stanford" in the title really necessary? It's an auxiliary library on the Stanford campus, so it probably doesn't belong to San Jose State.
We then had a really long leg to the Stanford Barn, which took us by the football stadium and the Mausoleum and near the mall off Welch Road. Along the way, we wondered why this random building, which houses a Wells Fargo and some other offices, is worthy of recognition on the map. Apparently this building has quite a history, as detailed on this webpage. Can you image writing pages and pages about buildings that no one likely ever reads or cares about? How tragic.
Our third and final stop was back all the way across campus to the Stanford Community Recreation Association (SCRA), which is a sort of swim/tennis club for the Stanford community. I coached and swam at lots of swim meets here when I was younger. They have built up a really good program, with some really good coaches.
OK, here's something someone needs to explore. This building is listed on the map as the "Stanford Community Recreation Association." But, I just googled it, and their official website calls it the "Stanford Campus Recreation Association." Hey, map-maker, which is it? I always knew it as "community" growing up. Did they change the name?
That's all for now. Today's distance was 4.4 miles, bringing us to 154.6 total.
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