A number of domestic disturbances kept me awake last night until about 2:30 a.m. I had my alarm set for 5:30 a.m and had google mapped directions to head out to the Onion Days 10K and FRB breakfast hosted by Marion. I couldn't resist the idea of running a race for Payson Onion Days. It felt like a cross between the Gilroy Garlic Festival (Gilroy, CA) and Coon Dog Day (Saluda, NC). When a town has a festival named after a random vedgetable or will publically display it's quirky culturalism's, I have to go, I don't care where it is. But I had 3 hours of sleep when the alarm went off and when it did, I could hear the rain pounding on the windows. I did finally get out of bed at 7:30, but I was disgusted with how the day already felt wasted and mad I let myself sleep in. So I put on my runnng gear, and waited for the rain to subside while I made all the kids (and their sleep-over friends) a huge Labor Day breakefast of omlettes with spinich and swiss cheese, broccoli and chedder, or bacon, tomatoes and avacado. It rained and rained, and when it wouldn't stop, I went out anyway. I was mad for missing the festivities and used the 'mad' to run pretty fast . The torrents of rain, huge rush of wind, and blowing branches kept me alert. My mind cleared with the wind, and I just ran fast. I got in 4 8:15's. Shoot, I was really looking forward to meeting everyone this morning :( | 