Actually passed up the dreadmill tonight due to nice weather and rampant DM boredom for a moonlit run along the Arkansas River, despite the objections of DW. Main risk on this run was the cyclist who ran me off the trail despite my reflective vest and that spotlight he was wearing on his head (he could definitely use it for some illegal deer hunting). Speaking of which, I saw more deer and more rabbits on this run than I did people -- and this in the middle of a metro area of a half-million-plus. Anyway, this was recovery night after last night's hard 13-miler, and I kinda cruised 8.01, from the I-30 Bridge to the wooden bridge at Burns Park and back. Legs took quite a while to loosen up, but did better in the last three miles. With temps in the low 50s, no clouds and not much wind, it was a very pleasant night to run without either freezing or overheating. |