Running Journal 7/5/09

Went for a phenomenal trail run today out by Dave's place. I'm not positive on the exact distance, because my Garmin decided to die within 30 seconds of leaving the house. LOL Ah well. I ran for exactly 2 hours. My pace felt like it was between a 9 and 10 minute mile on average. So.. 12 miles...? Shrug. More or less, eh. It was absolutely gorgeous out. The trail I was on goes right by the hatchery, and is called "Whitehorse Trail." The trail is flat, unpaved, but well groomed. (Lot's of horse crap, though.) It is surrounded by forest, but pops out near the Stilliguamish River here and there, and does run along the property line of a few scattered houses (some nice, and some... well.. the word "hillbillie" and the phrase "OMFG!" come to mind! LOL) Dave warned me the night earlier about some "junk yard pitbulls" that live about a mile and a half out... Lovely! That was rather.. concerning! I decided to have Duke (Dave's Lab/Collie/Pit mix) and his neighbor's Rotweiler accompany me! The 2 dogs and my pepper spray made me feel much more at ease! LOL It truely was a great run. I felt great and I simply floated down the trail in pure running bliss.