Ooga-ooga-ooga-chaka

Yeah, I'm hooked on a feelin'. But that feelin' was snatched away for a moment today when I was nearly killed. OK, maybe I'm overreacting. I've been doing that a lot lately.

This morning, however, I felt the fear of death. Sinceriously.

I was visible like this, but didn't have the advantage of traffic cones today.

I took off for an extended trot this morning because I figured I needed it. I knew I could do the bridge route that’d get me 4.64 miles, which is respectable, but I needed more. I’ve recently added to that route to make it a whopping 7 miles, just like the Bix. Just what the doctor ordered. The longer the run, the deeper the zone.

The trouble with the long route is that a stretch of it follows Knox County Highway 10 east from Seminary Street to Farnham Street. The shoulder along there is narrow – maybe 18 inches – and then it’s chunky gravel and a ditch. Not prime running ground. So I stick to the paved patch of shoulder until I see an oncoming car or truck and then step off into the gravel to allow a little more space.

Now, the idea behind running against the flow of traffic is that you can see what’s coming. Well, on a two-lane, you can still have traffic sliding up behind in passing situations. And that’s just what happened today. Some a-hole decided to pass a semi that was moving too slow for his taste. So this jerk went flying by, not two feet from me! I hope he made it to work on time.

Maybe it’s time to find another long route with a better margin of safety.   

Today's Stats (Friday, Oct. 4, 2013) Temp: 67 degrees F
Distance: 7.07 miles
Weekly Distance:  15.84 miles   
Treasure: Life.

iPod Playlist (Shuffle)
Syndicate – The Fray
The Great Gig In The Sky – Pink Floyd
Breaking Us In Two – Joe Jackson
Mr. Bad Example (Live) – Warren Zevon
Hooked On A Feeling – Blue Swede
Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
S.O.S. – ABBA
I'll Work For Your Love – Bruce Springsteen
Hello World – Lady Antebellum
Oooh Baby – C+C Music Factory
Nothing Man – Bruce Springsteen
Everybody Hurts – Avril Lavigne
Harder Now That It's Over (Live) – Ryan Adams
The Night Is Still Young – Billy Joel
Hot For Teacher – Van Halen
Beer Run – Garth Brooks
I Need You – The Beatles
(L.O.V.E.) Four Letter Word – Billy Squier
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead – Warren Zevon
Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones