I run on the bike path between Rt. 23 and 1st Street. There's this side path that breaks off the main path. (It goes behind Michaels). I wear a hat when I run. I keep it low on my face so no one can see who I am, I guess. But this also means that I usually look down and don't look up to see what's coming too often (it plays with my head).
Well, I'm running on this side path and it's definitely more in the "woods" than the rest of the path. I go around a slight bend and look up under my brim and "Holy shit!" There's a deer (a doe) in the path. It was seriously not that far from me and it was in the path, getting ready to cross and looking straight at me. I don't know what to do. I slow down a bit and then she scampers off. She took a while to move even though I kept heading towards her. She had the "deer in the headlights look." HAHAHAHA. Anyway, then as I pass the place where she's at, I see she's barely gone into the woods. I run past and she flickers her ears and put her head towards the ground.
Then I keep running and come up to the other entrance to the main path and there's a bench. I see that there's a guy sitting on it. He's barely moving, except his head which is bobbing back and forth. I think he was drunk. That was weird. A carton of orange juice is near his feet too. I tried not to make eye contact or look his way so I didn't see much. I come running back past him (didn't go on the side path this time) and he was still there, same position! More weird.
Yesterday was shopping day. Online and offline. It was great. Best thing is that I bought a water belt for my running so I don't have to carry a full bottle with me all the time. I bought a sponge bathtub mat because it feels so good on my feet when I'm taking a shower after a long run. And then I bought 2 books on biking in Illinois and Wisconsin. And I'm looking at a hydration pack (read: Camelbak) for my biking/hiking. I have a few different models that I'm looking at. Don't know if I want one with more storage or if I should go with a smaller profile since I'm probably going to do a lot more biking than hiking.
OK, that's it from me tonight.
Well, I'm running on this side path and it's definitely more in the "woods" than the rest of the path. I go around a slight bend and look up under my brim and "Holy shit!" There's a deer (a doe) in the path. It was seriously not that far from me and it was in the path, getting ready to cross and looking straight at me. I don't know what to do. I slow down a bit and then she scampers off. She took a while to move even though I kept heading towards her. She had the "deer in the headlights look." HAHAHAHA. Anyway, then as I pass the place where she's at, I see she's barely gone into the woods. I run past and she flickers her ears and put her head towards the ground.
Then I keep running and come up to the other entrance to the main path and there's a bench. I see that there's a guy sitting on it. He's barely moving, except his head which is bobbing back and forth. I think he was drunk. That was weird. A carton of orange juice is near his feet too. I tried not to make eye contact or look his way so I didn't see much. I come running back past him (didn't go on the side path this time) and he was still there, same position! More weird.
Yesterday was shopping day. Online and offline. It was great. Best thing is that I bought a water belt for my running so I don't have to carry a full bottle with me all the time. I bought a sponge bathtub mat because it feels so good on my feet when I'm taking a shower after a long run. And then I bought 2 books on biking in Illinois and Wisconsin. And I'm looking at a hydration pack (read: Camelbak) for my biking/hiking. I have a few different models that I'm looking at. Don't know if I want one with more storage or if I should go with a smaller profile since I'm probably going to do a lot more biking than hiking.
OK, that's it from me tonight.
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