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

Got to run with Terri!!!  Big happy face!

We were going to run outside, but the rain monkey had other plans and we were lucky enough to get a free visitor pass to the gym.  Just like the good old days, except Hannah Montana had been replaced by some video on getting firm muscles under your pants.

Time flew by.  So much to talk about and catch up on.  The good, the bad, and the ugly. 

After we finished, we went to stretch out and Terri asked me, "do you want to do planks?"

NO.

She cooked us a most delicious breakfast with farm fresh eggs and produce from her garden.  Best cantalope ever!!  Thanks for a great morning, Terri.  It made the 7 hour car ride bearable.

Rain.  All day long. Blech.

Morning errands let to an afternoon run, but it was nice and overcast without too much heat.  Out and back- only one little dog that wanted to get kicked, but I was feeling generous today and just yelled at it.

Mowed the lawn after the run since I was already sweaty and needed a shower.  Got a little cardio in when the giant spider swung down to greet my face.  I backed up as fast as I could and that part of the lawn will have to wait till next week.

Got ready & opened the front door to a rainstorm.  So I did 45 on the elliptical.  I haven't done it for a long time and it kicked my trash. So sad.

Planned on running in the pm with Wyatt, and wouldn't you know it- it started raining again.  It was a really nasty rain too.  So we just sat and ate fluffy pink frozen treats and watched the rain fall while we were dry inside her dark, powerless house.

Eventually the rain let up, and we headed out.  Sprinkled a bit, but it was totally worth the beautiful rainbow and sunset we got to see. 

Dog days- sick and tired of dog owners that have aggressive dogs and let them run loose.  Then, when I am yelling and screaming, and the dog is snarling at me so close his dog spit flies onto my leg, the man stands there and tells me, "They won't bother you."

DUDE- THIS is bothering me!!!!  He gets them back in his yard and tells me again that they won't bother me, so I start running again, and the dogs come across the road at me again.  He just stands there with a bucket in his hand saying, "get back here."  Not really working. Considering filing a complaint with the Sheriff's office. 

I did manage to finish my run, but after the adrenaline rush from the dog attack, I was exhausted the rest of the way. 

Early morning run with Wyatt.  Still dark at 6 am, so we switched to 630.  Did a park & run so we could go to a different pasture than we're used to.  It was wonderful.  Best part of all (other than the company) was it was only 65 degrees when we started out.  Probably low 70s when we ended, if that.  It was nice, breezy, and not an infernal oven.

There must have been a micro-burst, powerful winds, or tornado on the street we ran on the night before.  Every house that had a tree over 20 feet tall had at least on tree that was snapped 4 feet above the ground, blown completely over leaving a huge rootball, or had severe limb loss (at least 1/3 of the tree).  Many houses had trees blocking their driveways.  One house had a car in the driveway with a fallen tree on either side of it.  It was a miracle neither of the trees damaged the car.  There was siding from one house all over the street in the front of it, and someone's mailbox sign with their name on it was in the middle of the road.

We both only live 5 miles from this road (in opposite directions), and neither of us saw this kind of damage.   When we first started running, no one was out- but on the way back to our cars, everyone was out in their yards and the chain saws were humming.  Or tractors were dragging- lots of fields on the road.

 Grateful for a nice run, good company, and no trees falling in my yard.

Congrats to RAD and Brent on a great race today!