QUOTEOriginally posted by pckelly:
[B]Anyone planning on running Paint the Towne this Sunday (10/22) in Daytona?

Hi pckelly, I'm new to running, but I live in Palm Coast. I'm looking for a few different places to run other than pounding the pavement in my neighborhood. Do you know of any good trails or tracks in the area?

Hey david,

Graham Swamp has some good trails. There are two entrances: one on Old Kings Road, left side, about a mile or so past Utility Drive. The other is on Colbert Lane, about 3 or 4 miles down, (right before you come to the old cement factory), on the right hand side.

Linear Park is pretty good, but not great. I run there a lot though, because I feel safe there, also because I prefer asphalt to concrete. There aren't any real trails there, except the "mountain bike" trails, some of which I recently found. The sand/shell paths are pretty good though for running on... gives a nice break from pavement, but they're a bit short. (the longest one being .42 miles, I'll run that one back and forth several times).

Princess Place Preserve is good for running too. The High School has held a couple of cross country meets there. Quite a few dirt roads (I drove through Loop Road... nice drive underneath the oaks, so I'm sure its a lovely run!) going in different directions with public access (be careful though, because some areas are private property, but there will usually be a gate). When you drive into the Preserve on princess Place Road, before you even reach the Lodge by pellicier creek, and right before you cross a small bridge, there's a spot called "The Hill". No, there's no hill... at least I haven't gone far enough to see one! But you can park there, And there are two trails there that connect with each other. Red Trail is 2.29 miles, Orange Trail is 1.45 miles.

Also at Princess Place, is equestrian trails which I'm sure you can run on... but watch your step for obvious reasons. Also, on the main road, if you follow the signs to "Green Trail" there is a small bridge that connects to a small island, and there is a trail that goes halfway around it ("Island Trail"), and Green Trail is nearby, and its a little over a half-mile in length.

Here's a map of the area... its not very good, but it gives you a general idea:

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Good Luck on your running!

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I've seen people use the Indian Trails Middle School track on weekends. I also know of someone who runs there on some week nights. You'll have to get around the gate, but on Sunday mornings a church meets there, so you can drive right in. I would have thought Indian Trails Sports Complex would have a track, but I guess they only cater to soccer and baseball.

I'm pretty sure the track behind Buddy Taylor is open to the public during non school hours. Park by the tennis courts at Freida Zamba, and I don't think there is a fence to climb over to get to the track.

I don't do any track workouts, but I'm going to start soon 1x a week.

I'm going to be running the Disney half too, as part of the NF Marathon Team. I see you're running for a great cause too! It's always awesome to be able to run for something that affects you so personally.

I need to get the ball rolling and start raising money though. I should start now, even though I'm still waiting for donation forms and my Runner ID# to be mailed to me, for people who want to make check donations, rather than online.

As far as my training, I've been seriously slacking. I SHOULD be at 8-10m this week. I've plateaued at 4-5m. I'm doing a 10K next week regardless, and hopefully it'll get me over my "hump".

I was also sidelined for about a month, due to bad tendonitis in one of my ankles, and even in the month and a half following that I was still in alot of pain, but I wasn't going to let it stop me. The past 3 1/2 weeks, I've been 95% pain free when I run, and I no longer need to pop advil.

We will be doing the Sandy Claws 5K on December 9th on Siesta Key Beach....

Anyone else???

Also, I am thinking of doing the Sarasota Marathon in March. Anyone have any experience with this one???

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Good Luck boiler.....

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me too...

Actually, I was just trying to get some feedback on the Sarasota Marathon.....

But that sounds cool too!


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