It has been almost two months since I ran. I blame the weather but confess there have been a few days I could have gotten out there and did not. Today, after hearing the WKTV News people talk about how they were not going to wear jackets today, I said, hey! Let’s do it! Accordingly, I put on running gear and set off.
And right away, it was great! I felt terrific! The only problem was, I forgot to stick a tissue or two up my sleeve. Well, I can’t remember everything. I am out of the habit of running, after all. I stuck to un-busy streets, because I could not stay close to the curb. Or at least, where I think the curb is, because it is covered with snow banks. The sides of the road had frozen-over puddles, slush, and other obstacles. However, most roads had plenty of bare pavement for me to enjoy.
Must include a picture, after all.
I just searched my Media Library for a picture of something I ran by that included snow. There is actually a bit more snow in Meyer’s Park now, but you get the idea. I petted one dog. At first I saw a pedestrian on the sidewalk, then a leash and a tail sticking up.
“A nice dog!” I said, assuming that it was (I always assume dogs to be nice until proven otherwise). “If I come up on the sidewalk, can I pet that dog?”
Permission received, I went and petted the dog, which looked like a scotch terrier, but I did not ask. It was a very sweet dog. I love dogs.
I had thought to run for 20 minutes. That is usually what I ask of myself when I have not been running for a while. I actually made it 21 minutes, because when I got home I was so close to 1.5 miles, I kept running till I got it. Yay, me! I think if I continue running, I can be in sufficiently good shape to do the Boilermaker 15K in July, as I have been threatening to do. I wonder if registration is still open.
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