47F, light showers, occasional wind. Easy run w/ form focus and a yikes-I'm-late accidental fast finish. :) 20 min. strengh, stretching & Stick. That was some fun running. Still slow but who cares. Everything feels great. At the very end of the run I was coming through a short-cut path next to some woods and startled 3 deer, who "ran with me" for about 25 yards. Very cool, though I was sorry to frighten them.
It is a great gift to be able to amuse oneself with so little effort. I had to stop at the park bathroom this morning, but I told myself I could make it a quick stop, no problem. For some reason the bow I tied on the drawstring of my running tights turned into a knot when I went to untie it. So I'm rushing and trying to get these darn things over my hips, and it's really hurting, but the whole thing struck me as so funny. I could not stop laughing. Every solution that came to mind made me laugh even harder, like the thought of trying to chew through the string. I eventually did a Houdini maneuver and got free, but then I had to get them back on again. It's still making me chuckle. I actually had to cut the drawstring when I came home. Hope it doesn't ruin the tights' usefulness.
I think I've chosen my fall marathon, in Victoria BC. It is a race I've dismissed, probably because I glanced at the elevation profile, which looks quite hilly. But yesterday I was just browsing through the top BQ'ing marathons on this list and there it was at #11! It seems the hills are more like gentle undulations, though after 20 miles I usually think any rise at all feels like the Himalayas. The race is very easy to get to from here, and the area is fun to visit so Support Crew will be happy. It feels right. And I have decided to stop thinking "this is THE race for my BQ," and switch to thinking "little by little I shall arrive."
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