I did a very nice 9 miler early this morning, to avoid our current heat wave-it's been in the upper 70s the last few days and spring is definitely here. All in all it was a very good run so the sacrificed chicken and old running shoes I burned on the altar to the Running Gods must have worked.
I always see a lot of hispanic women on my earlier runs as they walk their grandchildren to school. This morning, around mile 5, a woman with 3 small children in tow and one in a stroller stopped me on my run. "There is a beeg doggie", she said, pointing up the road. "A beeg, mean doggie; bark! bark!". Yes, she barked to show me how mean the doggie was. I asked her if the doggie was loose on the street. "No, he ees in yard, but he ees beeg and mean. He scares the ninos". I realized she was probably talking about a shepard mix who challenged me every time I ran by his house-he was indeed beeg and mean, and he could easily jump the fence surrounding his property if he was smart enough to realize he could do it.
I thanked the lady for the warning and assured her I would be careful. I found her concern to be rather sweet, and from now on the shepard mix has the new name of Beeg Doggie.
And here's where I spend my mornings:
Pugsley and me
About Me
- Tanya
- I'm your average, everyday, middle aged woman who runs, cooks, travels, shoots guns, plays with sporty cars, drinks wine, and generally pretty much enjoys life in central California. My blog will be mostly about running and my training. You will understand why I call myself the last place runner when you see my stats...
5 comments:
I could've swore the beeg doggie down the road from me was gone...but no such luck. He makes my hairs stand on end. It's an eerie feeling. I call him the kujo-dog. :D
Hey there. When I lived in Grover on my early A.M. walk there were two big dogs out in the front of there apartment, no leash and no fence, I thought they had me a couple times. Luv U mom
That is so funny. How sweet of her to warn you. :)
Last summer I was running and a man coming from the other direction warned me of a snake ahead. I am terrified of snakes. If anyone was watching me attempting to run around it they were probably hysterical.
Also...I gave you an award on my blog. :)
How sweet of her to warn you, that took a lot of courage for her!
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