Beautiful clear morning. A little cooler than yesterday due to the mostly clear skies. Saw lots of people out this morning -- what a difference a day makes. Started out the usual soreness in my lower abdomen. It eased up after a third of a mile or so. I forgot my reflective vest this morning, but a couple of women with vests were just ahead of me on the only dark exposed stretch. I think I kind of freaked them out a little as I started to close on them with my headlamp. I caught them at the turn signal by the HS, said hello and turned left. When it's dark like that, there can be lots of things that freak you out. As I was running around the pond I noticed a lot of lights just north of the pavilion, so I stopped to investigate. I was surprised to see a house with all it's outside lights on. I didn't realize that they'd built a house in what I thought was part of the park. As I started up again I noticed a soreness on the top and inside of my right knee. It bothered me off and on again during the remainder of the run. I put some ice on for forty-five minutes or so, but it's still a little stiff and sore. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about tomorrow's planned 18 miler. | 