AM: 15 miles in Pendleton. I've enjoyed running on the bike path by the river but today I ventured out east of town on some country roads. About 8 miles outside of town I hit a section of road that had about 10 houses in both sides. In these types of places I'm always on the lookout for dogs that rome free and aren't confined to their yard. There was a dog at the very last house that was relaxing on its porch until it saw me and then it jumped into full flight mode and chased me a quarter mile down the road. I was in a full sprint until it gave up the chase.
But now I had a problem. I was 8 miles outside of a town I didn't know and as far as I could tell, the only way back to town was to return past the dog that was now sitting in the middle of the road, watching my every move and barking non-stop. I stood there for 10 minutes before a car approached--I waved it down and asked for a ride past the dog so I could pass safely and continue my run in peace. Thankfully the lady agreed and even commented as we drove that she was a runner, had been chased by the same dog a number of times and now runs in the opposite direction to avoid the same situation. 800 meters down the road I thanked her again, jumped out of the car and made my return to the hotel. Fun stuff...
Lunar (310)
PM: 5 miles around Pendleton, with 3 of them on the track. Very hot.
Boston (429)
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