Gray's Lake was re-imagined a few years ago. For some odd reason, I have not been there since this happened. That is despite the park being raved about as a wonderful oasis in the city in which to workout. This morning I remedied that.
The Hy-Vee Triathlon is happening next weekend at Gray's Lake and due to spring flooding the place needs sprucing up. So Parks and Rec is looking for volunteers to help clean and plant and mulch and more. I was one of those volunteers this morning. I got a nice, mostly upper body, workout lifting trays of plants and digging to plant them.
Then, when I needed to leave to go to my mom's for Sunday dinner, I walked back to my car rather than get the ride they kept insisting I take. I ended up sweating through about a mile and a quarter in no time flat. (Most of the sweating was due to the jeans I was wearing to be able to kneel for planting.)
What I learned is, people are right, it was a relatively peaceful place to workout. It's close to the airport, so on occasion there was an airplane taking off, but otherwise it was almost serene. I am going to get a trail map for distances and probably use the park once a week as a place to walk/run.
Best always, Ms_H
Weight - 179 pounds
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