Keep Going
Nice run today. I’ve gotten out early most of my runs this week. I am trying to find that sweet spot in time where I can get my job done, yet get out before everyone else does. Today was not super successful on that front. I did learn that everybody is out around 5PM. There was a lot of stepping aside on the first paved parts of the trail until I got into the more out of the way side trails that I have grown to love over the past few weeks. Once I got there I only saw one person on the way back. I didn’t even see that many people at the lake which surprised me.
My body was feeling the effects of yesterday I think. I was hurting a bit…..well, that’s a stretch. I just didn’t feel like I was was in top fast paced condition. Whenever I feel that way my times always tell me something different. I think I ran one of the segments faster than I ever had. I think that will always confuse me. I think there is a gap between how we feel, mentally, and how we are actually doing physically. I bet we have our best efforts when both of those are in line and accurate. I hope I described that well enough.
This was the second day in a row that I got to run topless….bonus for me. The part I don’t like is I feel disgusting when I get back home. I found this lizard on the trail today….
…..I wish I would have picked him up and carried him on my shoulder for the run so he could eat all of the bugs that I accumulated along the way. I flicked a caterpillar off when I got to the lake. I must have gotten 5 bugs in my mouth. I had countless bugs stuck to my chest, face and in my scraggly face hair. It is truly disgusting. First line of business when I got home was to jump in the shower for the past two days. Funny thing is that I am going to continue to run topless…..that benefit outweighs the bugs…..for now.
I will, as usual, leave you with some photos from today.
