A few more tidbits about running in the city

I forgot to add my love of Belle Isle. It is a great place to run, play sports, go swimming and just enjoying the city. It is one of the largest city parks in the country and for the sure the largest island city park. For those unfamiliar check out the always reliable wikipedia page ;) I am in a soccer league and we play all of our games here and at Fort Wayne. It is really quite a fantastic place...migh tbe on the run down side but I can't speak enough about it. I am a fan. The city and the powers that be are debating right now about giving the control of the park over to the state so it can get the much needed influx of cash to be run efficiently and at a much higher level. I for one am a fan of that.

The other great thing about running in Detroit....if you are ever feeling badly about yourself, a kind gentleman or two will give you some nice compliments. Here are a few examples of some of the nice compliments/questions I have received:

• You look good.
• How much do you workout?
• Do you run often?

There are an assortment of other ones and sometimes they just whistle or clap. My favorite are the conversations I have when people follow me in their car or on bicycle. It goes something like this:

Them: Hey Girl (or darling or sweetheart or something like that)
Me: Hi
Them: You look good. How long was your run?
Me: Thanks (with an appropriate answer to the length of my run)
Them: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: Yes (stock answer regardless of the truth of this statement)
Them: Oh does he run with you often?
Me: Yes but not today (again stock answer)
Them: He's lucky.
Me: Thanks
Them: Some version of "Keep it up or way to go" and then they move on.

If you made it this far and didn't realize I was being funny...know that I am...but seriously if I am feeling down sometimes these compliments help out ;)