The weather's been great lately except for a random snow we got yesterday morning. Last night my throat started feeling dry and this morning I woke up with no voice! Not sure if it's a weather change thing or if I'm about to get sick. If it is a cold, bravo to me for taking so long to get sick this winter.
It wasn't enough to stop me from running 10 miles however.
My run went great aside from the bridges being covered in slushy wet snow. It slowed me down a bit and was quite annoying. As for the other part of my title? Well I guess because it's officially spring now, the animals have come out of hibernation.... and they are pooping everywhere. Deer poop everywhere. And down by the 2 lakes on my trail there was tons of bird shit, not to mention some jerk who didn't clean up after his dog. I almost stepped in a fresh dog deuce, then shortly after I passed the guy and his dog and had to fight the urge to mouth off at him about it.
You can bet my eyes were pretty much fixated on the ground the whole time between dodging turds and trying not to slip in the snow.
Recently I have come to realize I prefer long distance running over short. For a couple reasons. I can relax and let my mind wander. Once I find that "forever pace" I feel like I can just keep going forever. Short runs kind of suck, I go faster and it's much more uncomfortable. I count down the tenths of a mile because I can't wait for it to be over. But I feel great AFTER. Getting faster always makes me feel proud, plus I get a nice runner's high after these runs.
I didn't dress right for this run, it felt colder than I expected it to so I was freezing for most of it. That was remedied with a nice warm lunch and coffee at Panera. Now I'm fighting the urge to nap... the nap might win..
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