shit on by a bird

confessions:
saturday, june 10th, 2006:
total milage: 9.25 miles
temperature at start of run: a balmy 78
temperature at end of run: an oppressive 84 [due to increased humidity and dry trail dust]
sun visible: yes, very much so.
time running: a slow 1hr and 30ish minutes
friends passed on the trail: one
people passed that i recognized: two
bottles of water consumed: not quite one and not quite enough
times stopped to stretch very sore achilles tendon in left leg:three
times shit on by a bird*: once, and more than enough.

*he hit the front of my shorts during one of the three times i stopped to stretch. and i had to continue running because i was only halfway through the run...i debated stopping and going home to change and then i figured changing would be a waste of time, so i used my water bottle to "clean" myself off...fortunately, i was carrying a water bottle and fortunately, it was hot enough that the shorts dried very quickly.

the lesson:: if you MUST stop, do not stop to stretch under a tree. and always, always carry a bottle of water.