look, I ran outside

My mom is visiting right now, so today I was able to go for a run outside, during daylight hours, on a weekday. Bonus!  I don't think I've run outside since New Years Day, it's still really snowy out, so I got out my Yaktrax and hit the trails in my neighborhood, which are luckily pretty clear.

I've been running a 9:30 mile pace on the treadmill, but I went slower today, probably because of the cold and snow, which at times felt like running in sand. Oooooo. It would be nice to run on sand right about now. 

It was a pretty uneventful run, until I came up behind an older gentleman, who was walking along, not realizing I was there. I slowed down because I didn't want to scare him, and said I was was on his right. No reaction. Said it again, no reaction, so I figured he was hard of hearing.  When he finally saw me, he gave me a smile and a wave, and then kept on jamming to his ipod.

Since Mom is here, I had her take a sweaty post four mile photo of me, along with Frank the Growing Dog. In three weeks he's gained 6 pounds.  He keeps falling off the end of the recliner because he's too heavy for it now. 

Woof.