Happy Long Run Friday!

This post is brought to you by 3.5 long hours with me, myself, and my thoughts.

I felt like sharing with you a list of things I either saw or that went through my mind during my long run today:

1. I saw 2 tractor trailers get in an accident about 4 cars behind me as I was getting off the exit near the trail where I started my run. I instantly thanked God for his mercy in allowing me to run today.

2. I love running in the fall! The variant colors of surrounding nature are beautiful. However, I wish today’s weather felt more like fall rather than early summer. And, usually I prefer to run in the early morning, but had too many morning errands to run. Today, it was hot!

3. Running near a dog park creates an environment with many dogs and dog owners enjoying the trail also. But, dog owners, please don’t let your dog poop on the trail. There is an abundance of grass around for that type of thing and poop bags to pick it up.

4. I saw a black, snake on the trail. It was very thin. I’m not sure if it was dead or alive because once I saw it, I really pumped up my speed 🙂

5. I enjoy listening to Jillian Michaels’ podcasts. Her and Janice (her producer) are actually quite humorous.

6. I will be happy when November gets here so that I can get this second marathon over. I’ve been training for it since February and I miss just running in a 5K or 10K race.
Which leads me to thought number 7!

7. My marathon pace is far from my 5K pace. I know, I know, everyone’s is, that’s physics. But, it’s quite obvious after about 15 miles, when running just 2 more miles feels like running 10.

8. I was really disappointed that my Camelbak wasn’t operating properly today. Carrying a Gatorade bottle in hand is just not very convenient!

9. I realized that I don’t like stepping on bugs when I run. My reasoning: I’m running in their environment so I shouldn’t harm them for just living. Especially if they aren’t harming me.

10. I saw 2 ladies running on the trail who had to be at least 70 years old, but they looked great! And they reminded me of how I aspire to live years from now. Carefree, healthy, and still running!

Happy Friday! I hope you enjoy your long runs this weekend!