The temperature is supposed to reach 107 later today, so I got out early. It was 80 when I left the house about 5:15 a.m., but there was a little breeze and no direct sunlight. For a change I took along some water, even though I was planning on running just and easy 4 miles.
Once I got going I was surprised how good I felt despite the temperature - probably due to the slow pace. I decided before I'd run a mile that I was going to run at least 5 miles.
This morning featured another brain-dead driver who was driving east on the road as I was running west on the trail. He slowed down and then stopped as we passed each other, leaned across his passenger and flipped me off, then put his car in reverse and shadowed me as I ran on.
Eventually, he turned around and drove ahead of me a couple blocks, then came back toward me shrieking from behind the wheel and honking his horn.
And to think this bit of drama will be the highlight of his day. Pathetic.
Generally, I "do not engage" in these cases, and I didn't today, but I refuse to be intimidated. They all seem to be very brave when they are in their cars, with a buddy, and can drive away quickly, but they are just cowardly idiots.
Back to the run, I eventually did 6.2 miles averaging 9:27 per mile. The thermometer read 77.5 when I got home, so it actually got cooler between 5 and 6:30.
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