Running Ear

So I'm back in the saddle. Three days of running in a row. That is way more than I can say for the past couple weeks. Yesterday was a five miler and I just got back from my easy Thursday three miler. I took the dog with me to our usual trail and on our way back to the start this runner coming toward us said something that I couldn't quite make out. (Full disclosure: my hearing sucks so it may have been my ears that weren't working as opposed to his mumbling.) I asked him to repeat what he said as I came to a stop. He continued running and turned his head, mumbled again and sped off. I still had no idea what he was trying to communicate.

I kept the dog on the leash thinking he was warning me about something and started trying to figure out the sentence he had thrown my way. It kind of sounded like:

"Watch our for Green Peace. They're out to get you."

But I was pretty sure that had nothing to do with the remaining trail I was heading down. So then I thought he may have said:

"There's bees up there. They'll try to get you."

Bees are possible, but with all the rain and cold I was pretty sure they weren't out in bee mobs attacking hapless runners. Then I started thinking that everyone should know sign language. I wouldn't be trying to figure out what was going to attack me if he would've signed it to me. As this thought was crossing my mind he comes roaring back up from behind me and flies by. I still have no idea what he said, but I think it was something like:

"You better keep your dog on the leash because I'm going to turn around and came racing as fast as humanly possible to blow by you in about 30 seconds. Watch out for Green Peace, they have attack bees!"

p.s. The sign language up there actually says something, but don't spend much time trying to figure it out as it's nothing very exciting.

Day 34 - Three miles

Total mileage - 72.74