So Saturday Morning I was up and at the Island Trail by 6:15 am. Here are my random thought as I ran.
* I've been experimenting with different types of running shoes lately. Today I'm gonna use my old favorites. We'll see how they still work for me.
*Yay! It looks as if all the debris and fallen tress have been cleaned up from the storm!
*Gee, it's really early. I wonder if it's safe to be running these trails by myself. I hope there isn't anyone hiding behind these trees.
*I wonder why some of these trees are roped off around them? Maybe they are ones they plan on cutting down?
*Hmm, I wonder if my mom and I will run RnR Vegas together at the same pace or if we will do our own thing.
*I know I already paid for the RnR Half Marathon, but maybe I'll just go down to the quarter marathon and run that with my dad.
*No, I' think I'll continue with the RnR Half and run with my mom. I think she'll wait for me and run at my pace.
*It's so early I can hear the bullfrogs. Hmmm, I must tell my parents that I hear bullfrogs. They were talking about getting some frogs for down at their pond. ( Not as if they are going to come down and take these Frogs at the Island..lol)
*Okay, time to run off the island. I'm approaching a hill to get up over the bridge. Okay, what was it that Pam from WE RUN DISNEY said about approaching hills? Take larger strides? Was that right? Well, I'll try that.
*That hill felt good, now I'm on the bridge and my pace is really picking up. I like the song that is playing on my I-pod now ( Story of my Life).
*I'm not a fan of running over bridges. I hope my visor doesn't fly off.
*I'm running through town now. I wonder if that new bakery is open yet? (Not that I would stop in, just curious). It's not?
*I'm running through a little park in town. What nice benches and a gazebo. Looks like a nice place to relax but I wouldn't even want to sit on these benches. The benches sure do need power washed. Hmm, I wonder who I could call about that? The Town Council? The Mayor?
*I see another runner coming the opposite direction. LOVE her shoes. They are Saucony. She has such long hair and its not tied up or in a hat or anything. How can she run with all that hair?
*Time to turn around and head back over to the island.
* I notice my 5K time stinks. But then I remember that I am training for a longer distance and not to worry about that time.
*Wow! It's the squirrel without a tail again! ( Last fall I saw a random squirrel tail laying along this road. The next day, I saw a squirrel without a tail...coincidence?) Now today ( several months later, I see the tail-less squirrel). Could it be the same one? What is the life span of a squirrel anyway? This one is one lucky squirrel.
* I see an old fashion truck with a beautiful Golden Retriever riding in the back. I wave to it!
* I wonder about what my plan should be for the Tower of Terror Ten Miler coming up this fall.
* Oh, another walk interval is coming up. Darn, that means that I will be on a run interval when it is time to run up on the bridge.
*Okay, I'm up on the bridge. An Entenmann's Doughnut truck passes me. Yuck! I don't like doughnuts anyway, but the thought of them this early in the morning,,,double yuck!
*As I leave the bridge and descend back on to the island, I notice that I only have a half mile to go. My Garmin should be beeping soon for my next walk interval, but I am going to ignore it and run the rest of the way instead.
*my phone beeps. I got a text. It's either my mom or my friend that I texted good luck to earlier this morning ( because she was running her first 5K this morning). I don't look at it though. I need to finish my run!
* I finish! Although I always say that I just want to run and not worry about my time, I still have that "time" in my head that I want to beat. I did it!
Forgetting that it wasn't even 7 am, and that everything is still covered with dew, I sat down on a bench and got my shorts all wet. I rested a bit and then went over to the play area to do my stretches.
Wow. I feel like I accomplished so much already!
What are some random things you think about during your runs?