nooner ...

I used to do the lunchtime run thing quite a bit before this year, particularly in the winter when it was really nice to be out in the sunshine. However, I am out of the habit of hydrating enough and not eating so much in the morning, so this run was a little tough. 45 minutes, alas no gadgetry for distance or pace. Also no altimeter to judge the incline on Prairie St Pkway, which seemed especially brutal today.

I was nearly taken out by a turning Honda Civic, whose driver apparently did not look my way. God, don't come between the cubicle dweller and his/her lunch. "Always make eye contact!"

Another downside of the nooner run is that I don't really have a good place to stretch out and do any other exercises other than the locker room floor, which is of questionable hygiene. And I don't have a good way to ice myself afterwards.

And once again, props to the 'burbs for the very nice finish of the Mill Creek trail under Prairie Star. I had not run on it since they completed the work down there. Next time I want to ride at SMP after work, I don't even have to drive over there, I can ride almost entirely offroad to the park from the office.