Run 1:50:00 [3]
Quite a long one today because I was keen to get off the streets and out along the muddy tracks.
Lots of wildlife out today - couldn't believe my eyes when I came across a snake on the bike path - yes a SNAKE. As soon as I saw it, I jumped backwards and backed away a few steps. Then I checked to see if it was alive by lobbing sticks at it (it was). Luckily some walkers came along then, and we all had fun looking at the snake, which didn't move much at all. And then another runner ran past and said "oh look a snake" and ran right beside it. I remembered that robw once said that the worst thing European snakes can do is give you a cold, so I ran the gauntlet and quickly hopped past it too.
Later on, on the way back out of the forest, I came across a herd (is that the right word?) of wild pigs, so I had to do a bit of a detour. There were at least 10 of them, all black, but that's all I saw before I ran the other way.
And to top things off, as I staggered up the stairs in my apartment building, I was confronted by a big dog that barked and didn't want me to get past! It's owner was visiting somebody in the building and fortunately heard the dog barking and took it away.
All in all it was an entertaining run. I felt quite good but I am not running very fast at the moment.