Chad's Runs

I was hoping to get out again last week but it just didn't happen. And before vacation it was the d___ Olympics that did it to me. I was staying up well past 11 which meant no run the next morning. Oh well. Speed is understandably slow.  I had no expectations other than to just get out.  But toward the end I tripped and took a nice face-plant.  My knees, collar bone, nose, and forehead are all scraped up.  Why am I posting this ugly picture?

I missed the light months. Its dark again. Bummer. I was running south along the trail when something black streaked in front of me down the trail and then off to the right. It looked look a cat but it was dark. Skunks don't run that fast do they? Anyway, I'm scared of skunks, especially after getting hit a bit earlier in the year. So I decided to hug the left side of the trail even though it was probably just a cat. I heard it rustling in the bushes as I passed. Its pretty creepy along the trail in the dark and rustling in the bushes just adds to the creepyness factor. Well, just then I brushed my left leg against some high grass growing just off the left side of the trail that I didn't see. I just about jumped out of my skin! Over grass! I felt a little foolish after that but the adrenaline was still pumping pretty hard.

As for the run, it was better.  Its amazing how much you loose after a few months with almost no running.  But today showed a lot of improvement over Monday.

This run was extremely ordinary.

Fun run.  Got to run in the light.  I left at about 7am and ran into my South African friend, Richard.  I finished up with 18 for the week.  I'm pleased with those brief miles.  Good place to start after my two months of slacking off.  Still slow though, 9 min miles or so.  After this run my wife and I went with some friends to Midway for lunch (everyone), golf (guys), and shopping (girls).  Lunch was ... wait for it ... AWESOME.  We went to this mexican place that was incredible, best I've ever tasted, my new favorite restaurant.  And a bakery, equally as good.  Here is a picture of the place.

The golf was awesome too, Wasatch Mountain course.