Today’s Run:  5.55 miles

Today’s run was a challenge.  We ended up running 5.55 miles.  We could not come up with that perfect of a numerical distance again if we tried.  It was supposed to be six miles but we were cut off by two dogs.  Usually, you can get around dogs but these guys meant business.  So, we elected to cut our run a little short and turn around.

When we left the house this morning the temperature was 74 (6:30 a.m.).  When we returned an hour later, it was 80 degrees and 94% humidity.  Tough stuff in which to be running!  We had a belt pack with a pouch for GU packets and a slot for a water bottle.  Both of those were a godsend today!  We ran out of both before we returned home.

A really cool thing happened when we were ready to turn back onto our street.  A city worker in an old pick up truck stopped in the middle of the road and motioned for my husband to come over.  Come to find out that the guy was asking my husband if we needed any water!  Was not that the nicest thing?  We would have taken him up on it were we not so close to home.  I just thought that was a cool thing to do.

The run, while hot, was also very pretty.  Here is a pic of the gravel road on which we ran.  The trees canopied the road for about three miles keeping us sheltered from the sun for a while.  It sure was nice while it lasted!