With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams...

just a little something to help me get going in the morning.  Rained on me for 5 minutes the first mile, which made the rest of the time  a rather humid sauna run. 

cleaned up our bikes with some bug & tar remover in the afternoon. 6000 miles of bug carcases don't remove easily.  Most of them are gone :-)

Waited for some daylight before heading out,  so I didn't have to wear my headlamp.  It was more humid than hot, but after a mile I was warm and the humidity was icky.  I took a stretch break at mile 2 and headed back home.  Went for the overpass run today.  That one stinky little overpass kicks my trash.  

Saw something terribly dead and squished, but could not identify.  So instead I have this to share:

It really wasn't as dark outside as it looks, just the angle makes it look that way.  In front of me was a corn field.  The corn stalks are all brown and dried up, but there is pretty purple morning glory growing among the stalks.  We've had a bunch of butterflies around here lately too.  Lots of little yellow and orange ones. 

Ran 4 miles in the rain with Wyatt, then we walked for another mile.  Time went by so quickly having someone to chat with.

Going to go for a bike ride later on in the day, but more thunderstorms and rain kept me grounded.  Got to watch 2 movies Marie Antoinette and Million Dollar Baby .  Glad I bought the mega-pack of microwave popcorn.  The weather forecast looks dismal for the rest of the week.

Tried to run at the park while mini-me was at an appt.  Would someone please make the rain go to a place where they want and need it?  I swear I think I am living in the pacific northwest.  I really am tired of the clouds and rain.  I have mushrooms growing in my backyard for crying out loud!  At least the temperatures could be cooler- instead I just have a perpetual sauna.

I started out too fast, so my third mile was slow since it was uphill and I was tired.  Avg pace 9:40.

Got to wear my new shoes I bought yesterday.  It was about time too- 586 miles is too many miles on a pair of shoes for me.  When I put the new ones on, I realized how bad the old ones had gotten.  I kept waiting for some super deal to come along, or to find the same shoe I'd been running in on clearance.  But it wasn't meant to be.  I had to go try on a new model (which ended up fitting great, but I'm always nervous about new models) and pay through the nose for the shoes and the superfeet.  Happy Birthday money to me :-)

I ran on the trails with MR.  Some good hills, some sand, and a little bit of climbing up an embankment of shrubs because the road we were on just ended, and we didn't have time to back track.  I got 3 thorns embedded in my leg and felt super tough.

Overcast & humid, but breezy enough to make it feel nice enough to run at 630 in the morning.

Ran barefoot on the beach today.  The mileage is an estimate- I didn't track the distance or the time, so the mileage is my best guess.

The beach was very windy and strong rip currents today.  I wondered if it was due to some tropical storm somewhere churning up the ocean.  So I ran, and got to do a lot of reading and relaxing.  Perfect.