Princes Park run

Took my running up to Princes Park this morning. Went up Lygon Street, where a Sunday morning morning quiet pervaded upon restaurant row. After the restaurants petered out I veered west for a couple of blocks to Swanston St. which goes along the edge of the University of Melbourne campus. Like most college campuses, there are pretty buildings but I also got a foreboding impression from the fences and walls that block off most of the main campus. So I stayed on the perimeter and, as was laid out on google maps, the campus gave way to a large cemetery and, next to it, Princes Park. 

Indeed there was a cinder trail that went around the perimeter of the park, in a style similar to the Tan, and as I ran I could see the many playing fields in the middle of the park and some youth soccer going on. Went by the IkonAustralian Football stadium, and then back around. When I hit Uni Melbourne campus again, I found a chink and went exploring. The grounds were mazelike, however, and I ran around a bit before discovering a get that appeared locked but was open. I found the campus claustrophobic and not especially pretty. The rest of the way was through streets around here that were easy to navigate.Ended up with 4 and a half miles. Course is below, the squiggly at mile 3 was where I got hung up in the Uni Melbourne campus.