An eventful run

This morning I went for a run-of-the-mill 5-miler.  Sometimes I wish I had my camera with me so I can capture the little things I see.  But, today there were three things that were even more noteworthy than usual.

1)    I had a running first: I got pooped on by a bird.  At mile 1.5, right as I was crossing the bridge over the bayou, I saw the offending liquid streak in front of my field of vision.  Hoping I had missed it I looked down and saw that it got me square in the chest.  Awesome.  At least it was a little one that mostly shrunk into the fabric by the time I got home.

2)   I inadvertently caused a minor accident.  At mile 3.75 I was crossing the street (yes, I had the right of way) when vehicle #1 slowed down to watch me – I think he was trying to turn – and vehicle #2 wasn’t paying attention.  He did a classic fender-bender.  There probably wasn’t any damage since they were going so slow, but I felt a bit like I was in this Allstate commercial.

3)    I made friends with an eagle at mile 4.25.  Ok so really I just stopped and we stared at each other for a moment before I ran on, but what the heck is an eagle doing in the middle of the city?  It was just chilling on the grassy area by the sidewalk.

It looked like this brown eagle.  I shall name him George.

And this, folks, is why treadmill running is a last resort for me, as well as one of the reasons why I don’t wear earphones when I run.  Running outside is so much more entertaining!