So back to my morning observations. I feel I had plenty of time to make appropriate observations yesterday because I was out and about for a little over 2 hours. I jogged 9 miles and then took Emma for her 1.5 loop. My pace was jogging but due to the heat it felt like running. I thought this heat was over....hopefully after tomorrow. So, the A crew is the real early birds, this is me, who are out there pounding the pavement before the sun comes up. I enjoy seeing the friendly familiar faces of the A crew. There is one lady who power walks almost as fast as I'm running. There is a tall older man who loves to throw Emma biscuits- she can smell him a block away! His pace is very slow so we always pass him at least twice on our trip around the park. So 2 treats in 1 lap, I think that somewhat defeats the purpose of the walk. oh well. Then there is the man who only walks back and forth on one side of the park. He pushes his pace and does some calisthenics on the park benches. Then there is another older man who lives just a few houses down from me. These are the most regular people I see out, all the others are more infrequent.
Then there is the B team. The sun is fully up and it is a whole new, fresh set of faces. There are kids out with their parents, babies in strollers, and lots more dogs. This is a pretty nice crew too but I don't 'know' them as well because it's not my normal time to be outside.
Well let's talk about the A and B crew in regards to traffic. I love the A crew because it's pretty much non-existent. If they are out, they go the speed limit, they take notice of pedestrians and they're pretty quiet. The B crew for traffic is annoying. There are many more cars out, they are loud (honking at each other for no apparent reason), inappropriate (they whistle or honk at me), and they definitely don't have their eyes out for pedestrians. I do not appreciate them and I am going to do everything in my power to get my runs completed before these more annoying people are on the roads.
I'm no meteorologist, but I did make some observations about the weather yesterday. Again, I had plenty of time to notice things. It was hot when I set out around 5:30 (83 degrees). The first few miles were pretty warm and humid but then as the sun started to peek out, a breeze picked up and it cooled off a few degrees. My theory is that as the sun starts to peek over the horizon, we get a temporary relief before it starts its climb to high noon. Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think.
I took a half day off work yesterday so I was able to get my run in, work, and go to class. I don't think this will be exactly doable for the next 4 weeks though (during high mileage). I am pooped and I definitely didn't have 4 extra hours yesterday to fit in more work....we'll see what happens.
This is turning in to somewhat of a ramble but I guess it has been a few days since I last posted. Last night when I got in my car after class, my odometer was set at 26.2 miles. Is that a sign? I think so. My car was telling me I can make it through this journey. I took a picture, so as soon as I figure out how to transfer things from my iPhone to the computer, I'll post it so you can see.
On a fundraising note, I have raised over $1,800! Apparently I'm in the top 3 fundraisers for our DetermiNation team. Woo hoo. Completely unintended but nice to get a shout out. So thank YOU to all the amazing people who have helped me achieve that. It's not too late, so share the information with other friends, family or co-workers who you think might be interested in donating. This is the link. It is a long web address, so it may be easier to just send them the blog link and they can connect through that.
Shout outs for people who have recently donated:
- Jill
- Steve
- Joyce
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