8.2 miles~~a long one!

We wanted to get up and get out running early today, but when we got up, it was pouring!  Also, we took our youngest daughter to the airport yesterday to fly to Denmark for her study abroad.  I kept my cell phone by my bed (I never do this) and did not sleep well.  I was waiting for her texts that she had made it to Brussels and then on the plane and then to Copenhagen.  I know she would be fine, I just never sleep well when I know my children or husband are traveling.  I like to know that they are there and safe.  Kinda funny since my husband was AF for years and flew for United!  I know it is safe traveling, I just like to know they are where they need to be!  I think I finally fell asleep sometime after 2:30 am, and since Chris got up at 4:00 and said I was sound asleep, I know I slept some.  Too funny that he also couldn't sleep!  

We used the rainy morning to get an international calling plan for our landline and cell phones so we had the cheapest way to communicate with Sarah.  Right before our run, we were able to chat with her for a short bit and hear about her travels and first day with DIS.  She will have a great time.

We drove to Harris Hollow to run after taking the trash to the dump.  We like this run because we can go 4 miles or more one way and then turn around.  If we one day are strong enough, we could do the entire circle which is more than 10 mile...probably closer to 15 miles.  Needless to say, I didn't do that today.  The weather was very fall-like and there was a cool soft breeze blowing.  I ran out for 4 miles and then turned back.  Yesterday, after returning from the airport, we had a black bear run in front of our car close to home.  Of course, this made my imagination run away with me while I was running.  At about the 3 mile point, the road narrows a bit, becomes skinnier, and follows a river.  I started thinking about how bears like to travel the rivers and kept my eyes peeled for one.  As things like this always happen, there were fewer and fewer cars on that part of the road (it goes up a mountain from there so not many people live that way) which only added to my imagination.  Luckily, I did not have a bear encounter or any other animal encounter.  I did realize about then that I didn't bring water with me or chews.  And my stomach decided then to demand food!  Since I was 4 miles out, my only recourse was to make it back to the car.  Luckily I did, and quickly drank my Accelerade.  Even though I was tired, I was thrilled that I got more than 8 miles in today.  The Disneyland Half is two weeks away, and I have been worried about my lack of time to really train well.  I logged 8.27 miles at a 12:08 pace.  Not bad!