Timberrrrr

I dressed up for a run and then laid down in my parents bed. I sorta dozed off for prolly 15 minutes. I suddenly felt exhausted driving over there and thought, well this run might not be happening. I popped up afterwards and didn't feel sleepy, so I said I might as well run.

I finally, after practically a year, got out to the TimberLake Rec area for a run.  I haven't run a trail since Mt. Charleston last year. It was so nice to have no flat roads, only twisty paths and some hills.  Yes, fun hills too,cuz they don't last 2 miles and are at -17 feet sea level rather than 9000 feet above!

My stride quickly shortened up and I was having a blast running down the oak leaves and root obstacles.  I ran past a 3 foot snake of some kind. It slithered away from me, thank goodness.  Prolly just a common variety black snake, but since I rarely see snakes in the wild, I was like ahhhh!  The worst thing is spiders though.  I hate getting a face full of web.  Then the other webs are constantly getting on my arms and legs.  Makes me itchy.

Swarms of little nats, you just have to make sure to exhale.  I did get a nice branch across the face and one of those thorny vines reminded me in a most unpleasant way that I have road rash over my right leg. Damn thing coiled around me and then pulled like I was a yoyo. Ughhh! And wow it was hot as **** today.  Had I not been in the shade of trees I would've been miserable.

Can't wait to get back out there and do a trail bike then run!

Oh and on my way home I saw a guy, a very fit young dude, running down the sidewalk with I'd guess about a 25 pound kettlebell in one hand.  Is it me or does that not sound like a good idea. Resistance training fine, but don't imbalance yourself right? Maybe thats why he was very fit.