Sad run

I took off like a rocket this morning, and had to remind myself to slow down. My goal was to run 5 miles, and with 5 miles to go, I was looking to wear myself out pretty quick. My mind was distracted by thoughts of a little boat-tailed grackle chick that died on our lawn this morning. My mom spotting him hopping around yesterday, and told me about him. Andy and I checked on him last night, debating what we should do. Put him back in his nest, out of which he had clearly fallen, or wrap him up and take him inside? The last time we did that, with a baby mourning dove, the poor thing died. The nest was too high in our tree for us to reach. We were hoping to at least keep the little guy warm until we could figure out what to do with him. Eventually we left him in the grass, fast asleep. When I went out for my run this morning, he was dead. :( I eased him into our lake, hoping he would drift away peacefully, and have better luck in his next life.

I thought about the poor little guy the whole time I was running, pondering how so many animals can abandon their young. Being a "bird person" myself, it was even harder. Baby birds are so sweet. Such is life...

I did a pretty good 6 mile run...I did mile #3 in 8:53, which is my 10K pace. Not bad.

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Run time: 00:58:56

Distance: 6.31 miles

Avg. Pace: 09:20 /mi

Best pace: 06:10 /mi

3rd mile was in 8:53