Went out tonight intending to do 7 or 8. But as I got going, settled into a good stride and decided not to waste a good night. So instead of turning around on Phoenix and heading back to my car for an 7-miler, decided to go another mile or so, under the freeway to the entrance to the Pavilion. Then, when I got back to my car parked at the Harps on 74th, decided to keep going down to the light on Rogers, then back to the car. That got me over 10 miles.
Oh, also almost got run over. I was going back up Phoenix toward my car and came to an intersection with a red light. As most such intersections in Fort Smith do, it had a crosswalk light for pedestrians, and I had the light in my favor at that time. But goofball in a pickup truck, planning to turn right on red, was looking left at traffic and never looked right at all. When he started to pull out, I was within about 18 inches of his bumper. I immediately veered right and yelled, and he stopped. I would not look good splattered on an old pickup.
All in all, though, a very good run. This past two weeks of training has been very encouraging as I look ahead to Boston. I figured I'd come around when I finally got some favorable weather, and sure enough, that's what's happened. | 