"Running that day became for me, as I'm sure it has for others, a mystical experience. A proof of the existence of God."
-- Dr. George Sheehan, "Running and Being"
As she approached the 2-mile marker along the wooded path, Elisa Torres imagined the perfect place to run.
"I'd love to run in Dublin," she said, puffing as she slowed her pace to a walk along the Kent Trails south of John Ball Park.