I stepped outside this morning before heading out on my run just to check the air temperature. I heard what sounded like a small motorcycle in the distance but somehow that wasn't quite right. I turned to look and realized the noise was quite close and in the air. For a moment I thought it was a large bumble bee but then I knew. It was a hummingbird! Wow! What a feeling! To my recollection this is the first time in my life I've seen one live and up close. The sound and intensity of their wing beats is totally cool. He flew off quite quickly but I knew I had just witnessed a special moment. When I went in to tell Roo she was very jealous.
Some hours later at about kilometre 20, I once again thought I heard a motorcycle coming up behind me. This time I was pretty confident but again I was mistaken. It was actually a guy in a souped up 70's hot rod. He slowed right down and actually came to a stop right in the middle of the road. I figured he was gonna ask for directions and I only hoped it would be brief cause l was pretty focused. When I caught up to him, he calmly looked over at me, revved his engine to about 4000, and popped the clutch. Amazing! What was his brain processing?
Anyway, I took inspiration from the bird, didn't let the jackass bother me at all, and had a nice little 30km run. It was a test run to see if I should sign up for the Hamilton marathon in 6 weeks, and I'm glad to say that's now a go. That race is another little bit of unfinished business as last year I had a major cramp at about 34 kms and ended up hobbling home.
Lastly, a little bit of business. If you ever comment on my blogs, or any other "Blogger" sites you will have noticed the frustrating little word verification BS you have to go through. Guess what? I just figured out that you can turn that nonsense off. And yes that's a bribe. I love to get feedback and wish to make it easy for you to provide it.
30 km run, 2:36:45---5:13/km
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”---Ashley Smith
“Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first”---Josh Billings
Some hours later at about kilometre 20, I once again thought I heard a motorcycle coming up behind me. This time I was pretty confident but again I was mistaken. It was actually a guy in a souped up 70's hot rod. He slowed right down and actually came to a stop right in the middle of the road. I figured he was gonna ask for directions and I only hoped it would be brief cause l was pretty focused. When I caught up to him, he calmly looked over at me, revved his engine to about 4000, and popped the clutch. Amazing! What was his brain processing?
Anyway, I took inspiration from the bird, didn't let the jackass bother me at all, and had a nice little 30km run. It was a test run to see if I should sign up for the Hamilton marathon in 6 weeks, and I'm glad to say that's now a go. That race is another little bit of unfinished business as last year I had a major cramp at about 34 kms and ended up hobbling home.
Lastly, a little bit of business. If you ever comment on my blogs, or any other "Blogger" sites you will have noticed the frustrating little word verification BS you have to go through. Guess what? I just figured out that you can turn that nonsense off. And yes that's a bribe. I love to get feedback and wish to make it easy for you to provide it.
30 km run, 2:36:45---5:13/km
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”---Ashley Smith
“Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first”---Josh Billings
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Peter
That stupid thing has prevented me from commenting lots of time! I love the first quote.
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Thank you for taking off that annoying word verification thing!!! It was such a pan as I couldn't even read the garbled mess most of the time!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a good run and that the Marathon is on!
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Michael