Week Three

I forgot the golden rule of running. The night before a long run, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. I did drink quite a bit in the morning before I left, but even still I could feel this run within minutes of beginning. Then I got a dehydration headache at mile four. Bleh. But since I was already at mile *four*, I figured two more miles wouldn’t hurt me (I was hydrated enough to be sweating the entire run and didn’t have chills so I knew I was okay to finish, at least). But it made for a long run…and not in miles.

But I did see lots of things as I was running. Turtles were my biggest audience on Sunday. There was one that I thought was a leaf until I got right up on it and realized it was a baby and another one that had to have been the size around of a five gallon bucket…I didn’t even know that got that big here. I’ve had pretty good luck at the wildlife I’ve seen. Nothing dangerous (though there is a bear that lives in my neighborhood) or too questionable (coyotes always make me worry) just turtles, a raccoon, deer, lots of bunnies and squirrels, and several types of birds (the hawks are cool, the buzzards are creepy).

When I run in another area--Timberlake—I see a lot of footprints back there, though not so much the animals themselves. But I’ve seen bear, raccoon, deer, a very large coyote (or some other canine species) and a few other prints. I always like going back there though; the dirt road kind of records the life around us that tends to hide when it sees humans coming.
This week I’m at $225! I’m moving slowly, but I am moving. =^)

Here's my weekly stats (per my nifty Garmin):
Miles: 6
Total time: 1 hour, 19 minutes
Average pace: 13:17
Best pace: 10:21
Weather: Humid temp was 74* at 0600, 96% humidity
Song o’ the run: Ex-Girlfriend by No Doubt