I saw my first mammalian roadkill up close and personal today. It was a raccoon. I first saw him on the opposite side of the road as I was running out. I could smell him a little (eeeeewwwww). On the way back, I cut back over to the other side of the road- otherwise I would've had to jump over him, and I wasn't up for that. He was laying on his side and looked rather peaceful. Still, it was a lot to ask of my stomach at 7:30am.
I also ran past a giant manure pit this morning. It is a clean farm, and I'm very used to the manure smell, having lived in Vermont and abutting farms my entire life. However, when I am sucking wind and have an empty stomach, it was a little gaggy. It was garbage day as well, so really, everything this morning was offensive to my nose.
I had a cute little vole run out in front of me as I ran today. He was brown, and his little legs were moving so quickly! He ran out from the side of the road to the yellow double lines, then turned around and ran back. He was well in front of me, so he didn't really startle me, but I was really hoping as I ran by the spot he disappeared into the field that he wouldn't reappear. I didn't want to be startled, and I REALLY didn't want to step on him (barf)!!
My Nike Plus told me that I sent a new record speed for the mile: 10:18 minutes. I didn't feel like I was hauling it today, but I felt good! I ran my entire 4 miles with the .5 warm up and cool down. There were hills, but they felt ok. I am glad I've had two decent days in a row- I needed the encouragement desperately.
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