8 miles - 7:30 avg. (3:36 am)
Last night, before I went to bed, I checked the forecast for the early hours of the morning. Everything looked ok, with only a 20% chance of precipitation..... perfect.
Since it's been so hot & humid in New England this summer I have been running shirtless in the wee hours of the am. As I stepped out the door, there was a light sprinkle coming down with a nice warm breeze. There's my 20% I thought. I slowly got the old legs moving and started feeling more awake when out from the left side of the road a skunk crossed in front of me about 10 ft. away. The skunk stopped me in my tracks and faced me..... I quickly backed up a few steps (stopping the timer on my Garmin of course) and let the stinky bastard go about his/her stinky business. Situation averted, I moved on. Then, about five miles into the run, the skies opened up and the lightning show began. I cut the intended 10 miler down to 8 and decided I should live to run another day:)
| 1 |
8:24.9 |
1.00 |
8:25 |
| 2 |
7:47.1 |
1.00 |
7:47 |
| 3 |
7:38.2 |
1.00 |
7:38 |
| 4 |
7:34.6 |
1.00 |
7:35 |
| 5 |
7:29.7 |
1.00 |
7:30 |
| 6 |
7:14.7 |
1.00 |
7:15 |
| 7 |
7:15.1 |
1.00 |
7:15 |
| 8 |
6:37.9 |
1.00 |
6:38 |
| 9 |
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