Person in the cross walk...

I ran after dark tonight. I run after dark regularly now that dark starts about 5:00 pm. People in cars aren't always very aware of me so I make sure that I am very aware of them. I bring this up because I was in the cross walk tonight when a car started through the intersection in front of me. I had on two flashing reflector lights so I know that had to have seen me. It wasn't close enough that I can say that I was almost hit but it was close enough that I can say that they should have been more considerate. Be careful out there.

Other than that brief encounter my run went well. I ran about 4 miles into the wind. No complaints about the wind though since it was accompanied by 50 degrees in December in Indiana. I found a nice stride for the last mile and brought it home nicely. I am glad to report that I have managed to get in two runs this week so far. I am on schedule to do five runs for the week. It will be nice to get my mileage back to 30 miles a week before I start training for the Mini.

Keeping it short tonight since it is getting late.

Best of 2006

Best Runners World Cover- The one with the lady doing the Yoga pose (it deviated from the standard runner in stride cover shot)

Best new vegetable- Spaghetti squash (there aren't many vegetables that I haven't tried by this point in my life)

Worst of 2006 ( a new category suggested by my wife)

Celebrity breakup- Brittany and K-fed, I don't usually pay attention to stuff like this but you couldn't really escape it.

Worst packaged food- The mesquite flavored albacore tuna steak in a pouch (will update brand later), what it lacked in taste it made up for in toughness.