hooligans
i headed out to run at noon today as temps were in the mid-forties. i ran essentially the same route as yesterday. about 2 miles into the effort, a mom and three kids were walking on the sidewalk toward me. the mom herded her kids off to the right to let me pass. as i passed by and waved, her oldest son who was maybe 8 or 9 gave chase shouting words of encouragement. way too funny.
as i continued on north, i was running by north beach and three boys were out walking in the opposite direction. i was in the street and they were on the opposite sidewalk. as i approached, i could see them trying to stealthily make some snowballs. i gave them the "i got my eyes on you panama red" signal from the movie "meet the parents" which really dumbfounded them. it must of thrown off their aim because as i passed the snowballs scattered harmlessly behind me.
i turned around at 3 miles with about 24 minutes elapsed on my watch. heading back to campus was a bit more uneventful but it did feel good to be outside in the fresh air. i ended up stopping my watch at 46:20 with 6 miles completed and hit the shower.
MTD – 186.5
YTD – 507.7
Odometer – 26,845