Okay moving on from whining...
Anyone run alone...all...the...time? I always run alone, not necessarily by choice but it is what it is. I would love a running partner for my long runs as they can be a bit scary out in the open country...we have a lot of mountain lions and other critters where I live that scare the bajeebers out of me. Saturday while out on a 10 mile run I got the creepiest feeling that a lion was stalking me from the long grass in the field next to where I was running. Ha ha ha, I am so serious, it just made me run faster and honestly I don't think I will run that far out again unless I have someone with me. I had thoughts of being dragged off the road and eaten while cars whizzed by unaware....I have an active imagination...I know!
I so want to run farther out because it is so beautiful but I'm a scared-y cat. My youngest son (16yr old linebacker type) said he wanted to (someday) go with me on a long run while he rode his long-board next to me. I am just afraid that he would get tired, he is overweight but in decent shape as he weight lifts and is a wrestler. He is what we call The Beast. Ha ha ha! So there is that option. The other thing I have been considering is getting mace or bear spray. What do you think? Would mace or bear spray scare an animal off? I realize that most animals are more afraid of humans than humans are of them but still, I am the one who would get eaten by a bear or lion...every time! That is just my luck!
Time to share my mileage for the last 6 months...I started running again (after injury) in November of last year but I am only counting mileage since January of this year, and these miles are the ones that got recorded, who knows what the actual mileage was.
January
- 26.17
February
- 29.61
March
- 40.24
April
- 29.77
May
- 73.94
June
- 76.06
- 275.79
In other news...Summer is here...my weather station says so...last night at 8:30 it was 92 degrees...in...the...shade...ugh! Thankfully we have AC and it was nice and cool inside. The kids and hubby got back from family camp Sunday afternoon safe and sound...they had a great time. Every year they do a white elephant gift exchange with a grand prize at the end. This year my middle son Jacob won...a trio touch tablet with wi-fi. It's very nice!
Random facts about my life...
- Yesterday morning I found a pincer bug in...my...microwave?
- My daughter loves to sneak up on me and say slender-man real quiet like. Anyone ever hear of that game? Apparently it's scarey.
- My dogs are my fur-babies and love to be with me at all times. It's so annoying though, because sometimes I just wanna be alone. No kids, no hubby, no dogs.
- I often dream about coffee.
- Coffee is my drug of choice.
- I laugh when I'm in pain.
- I can't sleep with my door closed or when all the lights are off in the house.
- I always have to have a straw in my drink, glass or water bottle.
- Oh and bees seek me out just to spite me. I know they laugh about it too!
"I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent." *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*
Godspeed...this comes from the Middle English expression "God spede (you)", a wish for success and fortune for one setting out on an enterprise, voyage, adventure, or travels. It may also mean good luck.
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