I worked on my training schedule last night. Wow. This is going to be hard! LOL I ran home from work yesterday. I ran hard, felt great, and my knees held up splendidly. I ran home the day before yesterday as well, and that run was also great. There were a lot of people on the trail yesterday. Very odd. A cop seemed to follow me for several sections of trail... He passed me at 44th, then again on the road that is between the first and second sections of the trail that come after the Park & Ride, and then again when I crossed 208th! I raised my eyebrow at him. I couldn't decide if he was being a weirdo or monitoring my safety. I may have seen him again on 212th, but I can't be sure. I'd like to think that he was just being proactive in his police protection...
Today I ran to work and then back home again after work. Both runs were great! Had a little incident on the trail this morning, though... So there is this park of the trail behind the P&R where as I have mentioned before, there is a homeless man who lives in the bushes. I have encountered him many times now over the past several months and it has always been without incident. I always keep my peper spray at the ready though. You can never be to safe. So this morning as I was approaching his little area, I see over the little fenced area his head moving, so I knew he was there. As I passed the fence, he comes strolling out onto the trail... wearing nothing but his tightie-whities! I immediately looked away and hauled ass outta there!
After much debate, I decided to call the police this evening. I spoke with a lovely officer who after some questions, knew exactly who I was talking about. He said he is a known transient and they have never had problems with him. He said he is harmless (with a disclaimer, of course) and that he is a bit "slow." He told me that he will have a chat with him, not bring me or the undies thing into it, (to protect my identity) and ask him to move camp. He also mentioned that there has never been an attack on the trail. That's good, but I am no dummy.. I will continue to be cautious. I feel very relieved. I do feel sorry for him though... It makes me think about how blessed my life is. It makes me anxious to start volunteering at the mission again... and soon.
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
~ The Dalai Lama
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