It was DARK on my run tonight (guess that's what happens when the sun goes down!). I had the headlamp on after the first mile. I ROCKED it tonight. I decided to pick up the pace a bit. It still felt fairly easy, although my body could definitely tell it was going faster. I finished in 53:21, averaging 9:32. Yeah!!!! My splits were: 9:45, 9:27, 9:35, 9:39, 9:36, 8:51 pace for the last .6 mile. The weather was so beautiful.
I talk about my running at work, and everyone there knows about it. Soooo, about a mile or so into my run, I saw my boss on the trail (I've never seen him while running). Well, I can't let my boss think I'm a slow runner, after all my talk at work! So that might be a reason for the faster splits.
Then, when I was almost home, I saw a big black dog. Now, I am scared of most big dogs. There is one big black dog on my street that has snapped at my husband or me several times, so I am VERY scared of big black dogs in my neighborhood. So, I saw one between me and my house and thought, Thanks for ruining my awesome run! But the dog started barking like crazy and running away from me! It probably saw my little headlamp and thought I was some weird creature. It made me laugh! (I'll still probably be scared of that dog, though!) |