Thursday, July 12, 2007

Do Turkeys attack?

Odd I know but one of the last things I thought I'd have to worry about is if a turkey will attack. Went for a 5 mile run today and on the way ran right between two turkeys. One starting puffing his feathers at me so I slowed down then he crossed the path to join the other one. At which point I moved to the other side of the path clapped my hands loudly and ran quickly. Then looked up to see a deer on the path. I know they have attacked but I wasn't worried about that. It's funny how your mind starts to wander then I started to think about movies like birds or when animals attack. I continued on my run and just when I forgot about the turkeys and thought I was in the clear more turkeys. This time on the way home and it was a mama with her 7-8 babies. Being a mom of two I know that if anyone comes near my kids I'm on defense. Plus I could only imagine what kind of mood I'd be in if I had 7-8 kids of my own. I wasn't even going to risk that one. I just ran softly and fast. Other than the animals I had a good run, it felt really good 1 hour and 3 minutes. I found the groove quickly but I was tired and it was hard to stay in it. I found myself slouching a few times. I'm glad tomorrow is a day off. I need it. Sat is a 12 mile run and I'm excited. Funny I was scared to death of 7 miles but 12 miles doesn't sound scary.

1 comment:

Mama Smurf said...

I'm glad you're enjoying it again! It's a much more enjoyable experience when you take the pressure off yourself! Good Job!