Had to work this morning and thought of doing a longer run in the early afternoon to shake out some emotional cobwebs and tighten up my sagging muscles. It was a good idea for a change. The run was strong partially due to careful pacing and the slightly windy mid forty degree weather. The run was infused by the dynamics of Winter. It was cool, cloudy and gray, with a fine misty rain in the latter part of the run. The Winter birds were very active, and seemed to play with the wind by bobbing and weaving and sounding off. I startled some American Pipits that flew up with their 'pipit' sound, wheeled around the field in front of me and settled again in the field I had just passed. The Brown-headed Nuthatches were out in numbers flying in out of the Loblolly Pine Trees with their 'squeaky-toy' sound. The American Robins were flying in and out of the tree tops foraging for berries. There was a sense of fun about the whole thing. Maybe the slight wind animated their flight but they sure looked they were getting into the joy of living. All in all it added color to the gray, misty day and gave me a great and memorable run.
Ran 10 miles in 1:44:18 at 10:26 per mile.
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