I was a little over the halfway point when a giant splash startled me back to my senses. SOMETHING large had charged into the water. Running on a dirt road next to a lake, I ran over to the dock that is next to the lake’s dam’s spillway. I watching SOMETHING swim around in the lake. I’ve seen alligators swim. I’ve seen beavers swim. Since it was dark and I was sans glasses, I would like to assume it was a beaver. But I’m really not so sure it wasn’t a small alligator.
I watched it for a moment and was thankful it jumped into the water instead of at me.
So that was the most excitement from this morning’s run. God knows I needed to run today. I’m mentally and physically exhausted. And when I don’t run, I get worse. Getting in a near-hour of run is mandatory for me. It is my Xanax, Prozac and Lithium all rolled into one.
I watched the SOMETHING around a little bit longer and thought about what people always tell me when they find out I’m a runner. “I’d only run if something’s chasing me!”
I have lots of the things chasing me. That’s why I run. I’m just glad SOMETHING wasn’t one of them.
LOL! those splashes in the dark are frightening sometimes. The picture is awesome thought.