ideapod: The Run from Costa Mesa to Newport Pier in Pictures

Strong run. Left home around sunset-time and ran back on the Santa Ana Trail in darkness.

Running in the dark in a near-abandoned industrial wasteland may not be bright. My uncle-in-law Jerry swears that "they'll slit your throat!" but it hasn't happened quite yet.

Some of the most fantastic runs I've had have been in the dark, at times and places responsible folks tell you not to go. I remember running through NYC's Central Park long after nightfall in 2005. Lovers shared benches, old Greek men perfumed the air with pipes. I ran fast, the summer night thick with stars and fireflies.
My route from Costa Mesa to Newport Pier on Gmap Pedometer