A run around the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

I had the afternoon to myself today as my wife took our daughter to visit an old school friend.  So I decided to do what most men would do when they discover they have some free time.  I went for a run. ;)

A friend had told me that it is quite nice running near the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall so I decided I would nip out there and have an explore/run.

After a half hour bus trip and a 15 minute train ride I was there. It is very convenient that there is a subway stop right outside the entrance to the parkgrounds:

The memorial itself is quite impressive.  It’s pretty huge and there is a big statue of Chiang Kai-shek inside it.  Sort of like the Lincoln memorial I suspect.

There are heaps of little walkways in the park grounds and there were quite a few folks out walking or jogging.  A lot of folks just seem to run in their everyday clothes here which I always find quite funny.

There were a whole bunch of people painting this scene as I ran past.  I guess it must have been an art class.

As you can see from the map below I ran all over the park grounds and around the whole complex a few times.

It was a most enjoyable run.  I did 10K in an hour.  I’m still trying to keep up my low heart rate program for those who are curious.

I’m quite pleased that I’ve been getting in a lot of extra physical activity as I’m afraid the eating in Taiwan is been a bit out of pattern for me.  The custom here (at least with my wife’s family who we’ve been staying with) is to mainly eat out as there are hundreds of restaurants and food stalls wherever you go.  The food is dirt cheap and rather tasty although I’m always a bit hesitant about eating in places that might not get a good food hygiene rating – much to my wife’s disgust!

Tomorrow I’m off to a mall that just sells computer bits.  Droooool.  :)

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November 28, 2008 | Filed Under fitness 

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12 Responses to “A run around the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall”

  1. MizFitNo Gravatar on November 28th, 2008 11:45 pm

    SO SO lovely.

    thanks for making the time to post for us while you are there…now m just hoping that *I* get there at some point in this lifetime….

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  2. Merry MaryNo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 3:32 am

    I am really enjoying all of your pictures! So glad you are getting out and getting in plenty of exercise.

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  3. VavaNo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 4:24 am

    Man, that route looks awesome! What a great run, and thanks for the pictures.

    Also, I love your optimism that most men go running when they find some free time on their hands! I hardly think that’s true, but just imagine if it was? Our North American obesity epidemic wouldn’t exist, that’s for sure.

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  4. AlexiaNo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 7:52 am

    Love the pics — and yes, I agree, that bit about men, free time, and running is out of my experience realm…

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  5. John's Weight Loss BlogNo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 12:06 pm

    Very cool, nice pics. Your route maps you post – are those automated then? Like you have a GPS shoe or something? I never thought of it before but with this route being so repetitive…

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  6. AndrewENo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 1:12 pm

    I have a Garmin GPS watch. :)
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  7. DaveNo Gravatar on November 29th, 2008 4:37 pm

    That is just a beautiful place to run!

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  8. TedNo Gravatar on November 30th, 2008 8:48 am

    Very impressive !!! One thing I am intrigued about your trip is the architectural aspect. It is quite fascinating with different country’s historical richness in architecture. Awesome !!! You should be a National Geographic photographer.
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  9. MattNo Gravatar on November 30th, 2008 11:51 am

    Fantastic photos. It has to be really cool to run around in places like that!!!

  10. WilliamNo Gravatar on December 1st, 2008 12:27 pm

    Ah… the computer parts mall under the bridge. I couldn’t believe it when I went either…

    Did you get any interesting toys?

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  11. Petra WeissNo Gravatar on March 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    All I can say is that we are all very lucky that you don’t tire of snapping pictures while running! Thanks for the great photos!

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  12. Weight LossNo Gravatar on March 23rd, 2009 12:22 am

    looks so impressive, Andrew. It is really a great work and much appreciated.

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