A Run Through Hell

Or Gehenna, as it is called in numerous references in the Bible.  The valley below the Old City which was a dump in ancient times.

My last run in Jerusalem and I decided to try some hills.  Again it was early.  5:30.  I headed downhill into the Valley of Hinnom, where human sacrifices took place in ancient times.  Down, down, down to where it intersected with the Kidron Valley.

This was the most out of place I felt on my whole trip.  I was skirting an Arab neighborhood, off of the main road, running up a path that took me through Jewish and Christian tombs at the base of the Mount of Olives.  And I felt very out of sorts.  But I ran on.

Up the hill to my Gethsemane garden - my favorite place of the trip.  Then back across, up through the Lion's Gate and across the Old City, this time exploring the Christian quarter a little more.  Back out the Jaffa Gate and to the hotel.

about 5.5 miles (with steep hills!)
1:09:12