It is warm outside. I convinced myself that I need to start acclimating to the heat, so I forced myself out the door at 4 pm. The temperature was 86 degrees when I started running.
Preston is with me for a couple days. We’ve been having a lot of fun. He enjoyed sitting in the stroller, while dad gave him a tour of the Kingwood greenbelts.
The first mile was rough. My legs felt fatigued and heavy. I persevered through the first mile and fell into a rhythm thereafter. The schedule called for four miles. I took an anomalous route today and ended with an additional 1.5 miles.
I saw something worthy of posting…
On occasion the water at Kingwood Lake is extraordinarily clear. Today was one of those days, where you could see the bottom of the shallow lake. One of the first things I noticed was a snake in the water. Frequently I see little heads popping up in the water and I find myself wondering if it is a stick, turtle, or snake. Today there was no doubt as to the identity, because I could see the long body of the snake under the water.
The snake was not extraordinary; it merely drew my attention to the area. While watching the snake I saw something ten feet away that was large and ORANGE moving in the water. I stopped running, hoping to see what it was. Within seconds it was clear, it was a HUGE goldfish?!? Well maybe not a “real goldfish”, but that is exactly what it looked like, with big bug eyes and all. If it was indeed a goldfish, then this was the grandfather of them all. I would estimate the length of the fish was at least 24-inches. Way too cool!
The last few runs have been on the roads. Now my right knee is achy. Twenty minutes with an ice pack seemed to alleviate the issue.
Run:
5.48 miles
1:03:19
11:33 pace
Walk:
1.35 miles
21:51
16:14 pace
I thought about you last night while I was watching 19 Kids & Counting...you know, the Duggar Family. Anyhow...the dad took the kids to cliimb Pinnacle Mountain. The teenage girls climbed it...in FLIP-FLOPS!!!! Is that crazy or what?
ReplyDeleteAnd they showed the boys scrambling up the big rocks near the top and it looked like if they slipped, they'd fall to their death. And then they showed the dad holding the baby at the top...just wild.
Anyhow...yes, I've heard that regular old goldfish CAN get that big... they grow to the size of the container they're in, which is usually a small bowl or aquarium. Amazing what they can do in a lake = )