I'm still running....and I almost died.

I am still running. 

I haven't posted in a while because I have been busy with my new obsession. Quilting.  Out of all the hobbies in the universe, I chose a really time consuming and expensive one.  :) 

Onto my run:

I did my longest run to date on Sunday morning.  5 miles.  I almost died. 

No joke.

Not because of the run, but because a killer bird was trying to get me.

Here's the story:

I wanted to try a loop on this run since it was so long.  So I went down a new road that I have never been on. I knew the road went all the way through, so I turned on the road and about half way down the road a bird came at me.  I mean it came at me and I had to freaking duck in order for it to miss my face! I flew away and then it CAME BACK! It came back for round two.  It was aiming for my head again and so I ducked really low so it would miss me.  I almost peed my pants.  I was that scared!

I ran like hell until I felt I was safe again!  I kept looking back to make sure it wasn't coming in for round three. 

Lesson learned. 

Never run on that road again. 

The overall run was great.  I felt pretty good the entire time. The last mile was hard, I'm not going to lie.   It seemed like it was lasting forever! I got through it and wasn't completely dead after. I got home and ate an amazing breakfast that my man cooked and chilled the rest of the day. I was really sore on Monday, but today hasn't been so bad. 

The big race is a week from Saturday.  I'm feeling a little nervous, but mostly excited.  :)