noontime ice skating
i brought gear with me today and headed outside for a brief 5 mile effort during the lunch hour. admittedly the footing was lousy with many spots completely glazed over with ice. i shuffled along and did a little improv on my normal route to keep me on lightly traveled roads so i could run in the street. heading back i saw a walker on the sidewalk slip and fall flat on his back. i stopped to make sure he was ok, which thankfully he was. He went on to say that he now understood why i was out in the street.
today’s effort puts my odometer at 26,219 miles which – as my astute co-worker and fellow runner pointed out – is the equivalent of 1,000 marathons.