Ok, so maybe this is not what they were talking about. Went to the Chattahoochee for a longer run on Saturday and managed to get in 16 miles, although it took close to 2:45. It is nice to be able to leave my house and drive for about 3 miles and be able to run on trails for 16 miles or so. I am not sure who says Atlanta is not much of an outdoor town, but they would be dead wrong. I saw a gaggle of geese, 3 blue heron, one really large person (but hey they were out there giving it), and two park rangers, one of whom I met recently under good circumstances. His name is Will Overton, and if you come across him in the park say hello. I do not think you will come across people who love this park more than the rangers.
As I was coming back up the river on the left bank near a formation called the Marietta Mangler there was a horrible smell. NOt the normal horrible hooch smell we are used to, but something with a little extra emphasis. It is awful. This is about a 1/4 mile downstream from Ray’s on the river. When I went back under 285 I found the rangers at the park and reported it. I told them I thought a septic tank was ruptured or something. I wish you could have seen their faces. They looked like I had told someone their dog had died. There was true disappointment that the park they work & play in everyday is being even more polluted than it already is. They thanked me and were off to check it out.
It felt good to have a run in with a park ranger and not be scolded because my dog is not on a leash. Good thing the dogs can not make the long runs anymore or this situation could have been entirely different. No matter, the run was good and I felt as though I had accomplished something other than a long run by reporting a sewage leak into the river.
I have to work today so I missing the Fatass!!!! ARRRGGGGHHH- good luck to all those participating.
Good run but you did miss the Fat Ass. Work gets in the way.
“You’re young and got your health. What do ya want with a job?”