Aurora Borealis in Texas? *A race dream*

Aurora Borealis aka: Northern Lights

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I don’t think you can see those in Texas?

Last night in my race dream, you could see them like crazy!!!

Yes, the race dreams are back.  Last year as I was preparing to run the 50 miler at Brazos Bend, I had a race dream about the course being through a corn maze.  There were snakes in the maze.  That was some dream!!!   http://w0ep.us/TM/?p=4211

Fortunately for me, the dream this year didn’t have snakes in it but you’d better buckle up because this is one weird dream!

I went to bed the night before the race having set the alarm on my cell phone. I slept well.  Too well!!!  When I woke up, I saw the Northern Lights going wild.  This was strange because it was 8:00am.

8:00!?!

Oh Nooooo!!!  The race started at 6:00am!  I had missed the start!

I grabbed my phone and tried to find out the problem.  I pushed the button to see my home screen and it buzzed and sizzled. Then Siri told me that it wouldn’t work because the Northern Lights were interfering with it and I should just go enjoy the lights.

So, I grabbed my running gear.  I was slathering on my ChafeX and hopping around on one foot trying to get dressed.  I was mixing my Tailwind and stuffing the bladder into my hydration vest.

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I found both Altra Running Timp (YAY, me! I think I would have lost my marbles if I would have had to look around for both shoes.)  but could only find one of the batteries to my headlamp.

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ARGH!!!

I looked everywhere for my Garmin.  It was on my wrist. #duh.

Finally, I bolted out the door and looked for the race director.  I found him and explained my dilemma.  Bless his heart, he called everybody back to the start and began the race all over again!!!

*That last part lets you know this was genuinely a dream!!!

Soon I found myself trotting along with 900 other runners, dodging the alligators, thinking to myself, “This course looks a lot like the course to the Mississippi 50 Trail Run!”

Only 5 more days to race day!

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#IRun4Aiden

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