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What in the world have I gotten myself into? 

A couple days back, after a euphoric run, I made what seemed like a relatively sound commitment to myself.  At least, at the time.  Afterall it had been years and a couple babies to boot since I had felt so good.  The undescribable runners high had been conveniently forgotten until that moment.  Perhaps it should have stayed that way.

But, no such luck. There I was replaying my run in my head.  That day, while unsuccessfully looking for a trail a colleague had told me about, I decided to just park, get out of the car and run the streets.  I "toured" streets of Ross, Kentfield and even a few in Larkspur.  I tried to get lost.  Not an easy task for an owner of a real estate company. 

My run took me to small side streets that I hadn't been down before. Instead of just running past I turned down one to discover one of the most amazing Tudor style homes I'd ever seen complete with a stone pathway.  I also noticed how much farther and a bit hillier Woodland seemed when you are on two feet instead of two wheels.

Needless to say, I saw each block of each neighborhood in a different light.  The details of the homes stood out, small paths here and there were discovered.  It is my business to know the ins and outs of the areas where I help to buy and sell real estate.  I've done it the traditional way over the years and..."driven the streets".

But, "running the streets", that is all together different.  It gives me the time (I'm not known for my speed:) to see things I haven't seen before and take in elements of a neighborhood that previously have been lost.

So, my commitment is quite simple, yet quite extensive at the same time.  I am going to "run the streets" of Marin.  I will know them in a different way...an intimate way.  I will try to run them all.  I'll start closer to home (San Anselmo) and work my way out from there.  I will learn something new about a neighborhood and share my path and my observations on my blog...even just the little things...like who knew about the cool red mailbox on Butterfield?

What other realtor can say they know the neighborhoods that intimately?