<3 lake johnson...gonna go tomorrow and try out my new running shoes

12/28/2006 3:27:36 AM

I appreciate Lake Johnson.

12/28/2006 5:24:35 AM

I was like, where is there to run at Johnson Pond.

12/28/2006 5:28:19 AM

we would get stoned and rent the trolling motor boats and pretend to fish, good time back in the day

12/28/2006 5:34:22 AM

i wanted to take my friend's dog there yesterday, but she is back at his home

12/28/2006 7:17:06 AM

Me too, got to get the miles in. I kinda wish the path had lights so I could run there after work this time of year.

12/28/2006 8:07:09 AM

Yeah, I heart that place. It's a good run.

12/28/2006 8:40:07 AM

Lake Johnson blows unless you are trying to get in some hill repeats. Umstead ftw!

12/28/2006 8:43:04 AM

that place ain't got no fish.

12/28/2006 8:44:21 AM

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"Me too, got to get the miles in. I kinda wish the path had lights so I could run there after work this time of year. "

if they had lights then the fags couldnt cruise at night

12/28/2006 9:13:48 AM

don't go there after dark!

12/28/2006 10:52:42 AM

yeah, you might get raped by Lake Park residents

12/28/2006 10:54:02 AM

I ran lake johnson for the first time a few weeks ago ... I thought I ran a good 5 miles or so because I was about to die- but then I realized I only ran the small loop of 2.84 (or whatever it is)....that was sorta depressing

12/28/2006 10:57:08 AM

I loved that place. Used to go there quite a lot when I lived in Gorman C.

12/28/2006 11:48:02 AM

its the hills and i prefer to run / walk the wooded trails over the paved ones

12/28/2006 11:48:46 AM

Lake Johnson is nice just because it is close. I don't care for the asphalt and there are always a lot of people there though. I much prefer Umstead, Falls Lake, Haw River, etc. when I have time to drive.

12/28/2006 11:52:58 AM

I never did figure out where the dirt trail started that day I was out there, I overlooked it some how.

12/28/2006 11:54:35 AM

It's on the other side of the road from the bridge.

12/28/2006 11:55:03 AM

I live at lake johnson.

[Edited on December 28, 2006 at 11:56 AM. Reason : ]

12/28/2006 11:56:16 AM

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"I ran lake johnson for the first time a few weeks ago ... I thought I ran a good 5 miles or so because I was about to die- but then I realized I only ran the small loop of 2.84 (or whatever it is)....that was sorta depressing"

how did you miss the mileage markers every 1/4 mile?

[Edited on December 28, 2006 at 12:27 PM. Reason : well i think 1 is missing but still]

12/28/2006 12:26:38 PM

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"Lake Johnson has 3.5 miles of paved greenway trails and 1.9 miles of unpaved trails. "

How far is it if you just walk around the big circle asphalt trail?

12/28/2006 12:31:51 PM

^2.85 miles, although the hills on the back side of the lake make the course seem a lot longer.

12/28/2006 12:36:40 PM

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"How far is it if you just walk around the big circle asphalt trail?"

There's a small loop on the backside of the lake where the hills start. 2.84 if you take the longer way around the loop, 2.75 if you take the shorter.

[Edited on December 28, 2006 at 12:40 PM. Reason : .]

12/28/2006 12:39:39 PM

^^^^ mainly because I wasnt looking for them.... i never pay attention to them when running.

12/28/2006 1:29:37 PM

ok i just woke up, i'm about to go appreciate lake johnson some...blog ya later!

12/28/2006 1:31:23 PM

I enjoyed living at the Summit because of how close it was to lake johnson, but I never got in a routine of walking out there. I guess I preferred to use elliptical trainers at the gym, and Lake Johnson wasn't convenient to ride a bike around because of all the people with dogs on long leashes.

12/28/2006 1:37:50 PM

It's a lake. What is there to be appreciative about? There are tons of them. Everywhere. It's not like you need a lake to go running or biking. Plus the misquotoes (sp? don't care) are horrible in the summer on the backend near Lake Park..

[Edited on December 28, 2006 at 3:23 PM. Reason : x]

12/28/2006 3:22:03 PM

I used to go out there on the dirt path at night with my gf in high school and do dirty things. Once we got caught in this freakish thunderstorm. It was awesome.

12/28/2006 3:43:38 PM

^^stop being a freaking negative nancy, you freaking negative nancy

man today was perfect...it wasnt too cold but not too hot- was more packed than it normally is too

12/28/2006 3:54:23 PM

was an absolute spectacular day today...perfect temps, sunny, breezy- all the rain made the damn flow like a mf, all the streams and creeks were full of flowing water...man o man, u wolfwebbers missed out

1/8/2007 1:45:46 PM

i appreciate lake johnson

Umstead park is 100 times better, god i love that place

and this is a purely natural observation, i dont run these shits

[Edited on January 8, 2007 at 1:47 PM. Reason : gg]

1/8/2007 1:46:34 PM

i need to hit that place up and see how it is...i've heard of it, cant quite remember where it is

1/8/2007 1:51:38 PM

i went running to the lake from my house and then around the lake and back to my house! I love Lake Johnson!!

1/8/2007 1:54:28 PM

I was jogging around LJ about 4 months ago and saw a dude running with a lit cig. in his mouth. Kind of a strange sight.

1/8/2007 2:34:55 PM

About to take gimpy the dog here out for his first real walk since surgery, fucking beautiful outside.

1/14/2007 10:43:11 AM

I have a QUESTION!!

I run the paved trail towards the dam, does anybody know where the start is for those mile markers? Like where is mile zero? Is it the start of the asphalt trail?

1/14/2007 10:55:34 AM

The starting mile marker has been missing since they redid that whole area a few years ago. It used to be somewhere around the bulletin sign by the picnic shelter.

The 1.25 is also missing, and 2.75 should be somewhere on the bridge.

1/14/2007 11:26:37 AM

I live in Texas now, and it like never rains here, but for the past 3 days it is freezing rain/raining....so I cant do my running...also, a tripped a few days ago and landed hard on my knee, so it might be a good thing that i didnt push it. Yall are gonna get this cold nasty shit weather

1/14/2007 11:30:30 AM

Quote :

"I appreciate Lake Johnson."

1/14/2007 11:31:41 AM

Its the best place in Raleigh to do community service.

1/14/2007 11:46:38 AM

Fuck Lake Johnson and those fucking hills.

I love living/running in a non-hilly area.

1/14/2007 12:11:42 PM

lake johnson is awesome. i live right next to it and its one of the best places to run. u can avoid the hills but the ladies love to run there so its good enough just if u go lookin for chicks........trust me, its a good place to pick up girls

1/14/2007 12:29:23 PM

saw a guy fall down one of the hills on the back stretch today

He was running fast and didnt slow on the decline and tumbled like 15 feet.

I was like 50 feet away and was gonna check if he was alright but he popped right back up and kept running

Also my right arm is still numb as I type since my dumb ass ran in a tank top today

1/23/2007 6:28:00 PM

yeah I was running behind a dude... about ready to pass him and then my dog took a shit my dog is an asshole

1/23/2007 6:29:17 PM

was your dog a black lab?


because I saw one dropping a massive shit today, like 7 seperate turds-worth

1/23/2007 6:31:36 PM

ha ha no theres a pic in my gallery... Jinzo is always poopin when i run... I f's up my program

1/23/2007 6:32:33 PM

bttt

4/2/2007 11:12:42 AM

it was pretty nice yesterday except for some dumb ethnic kids' 2 pitbulls were chained up loudly crying for like half an hour, echoing around the entire lake


when i jogged by them it smelled like weed, how stereotypical

4/2/2007 11:18:28 AM

if it smells like a duck, looks like a duck, etc

4/2/2007 11:27:08 AM

set em up

4/2/2007 11:28:04 AM