blinded by the ...tree

i woke up at 5am like my old, dedicated, morning-runner self and checked the weather report only to find "31 degrees, feels like 24". hmm, not quite ready for that, so i went back to bed. i know, i know, i'm a slacker.

i headed out for my run after work in a much "warmer" 42 degrees. today was an easy-paced 8 miler although i pushed my hr a tad and i probably should've taken it easier. around 2.5 miles i made a turn and headed downhill, and ran into a tree. those things jump out of nowhere. well really i got whacked directly in the eyeball with a branch but still, that made it a little tough to see for a bit. (no big deal, i can see ok now i figure i'm alright.)

as of tonight i am dog sitting for my mom and hopefully i'll be able to take the lil' pup out for a run. he's ran 7 miles with me before (with no regular conditioning) but apparently he's been limping a little since the hike last friday. sometimes after a run one of his hind legs bothers him and he's limped around then too, so i'll be thoughtful and not let him tag along for too many miles.

pm run: 8.04 miles, 1:13:25 (9:07 avg pace), avg/max hr (155/185)