Yesterday I almost, almost got hit by a pickup truck. Wasn't that close since I was prepared for it. I was running across an intersection with no stop sign. The truck was crossing the street I was running on but had a stop sign. The driver fully stopped and I thought he saw me. As I started to cross, he drove right in front of me. I skidded to a stop and since there was loose gravel fell on my ass. Driver never even saw me. Wasn't really his fault... he was driving into the sun and I was running against traffic so he wouldn't really have been looking for me to be coming from where I was running from... I should have known better but assumed he was turning onto the main road instead of going straight on the country road. I wasn't hurt and ultimately know big deal but it makes you think.
Wednesday 6/18/2020
7.01 miles
0:56:04
8:00 pace
Later on the way home from work I almost ran over a 10 year old kid driving a golf cart down the road. I was turning left at a stop sign and checked left for a car but didn't expect a golf cart and almost didn't register it. I started to creep forward and then hit the brake. I guess I need to be more careful all around.
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Today I woke up at 3:30 for my early morning run and felt good having actually gotten some sleep. I went out with the plan not to push it early and I stuck to the plan! First mile in 7:27, mile 2 in 7:13, and mile 3 in 7:06. Easing into it and I felt like I was flowing after the first 3 miles. Continued to cruise at 7:13 and 7:15 for the next 2 miles. At mile 6, I picked it up slightly and ran 7:04 for the next 2 miles. Dropped the pace for the last mile for a 6:45 and finished with an extra .43 miles at 6:33 pace to make it an even hour.
Best I've felt on a fast run for a long time. Just the right balance of effort without straining.
Thursday 6/19/2020
8.43 miles
1:00:03
7:07 pace
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