Hoodoo Guru
Yesterday I ran the 5.8 loop in our beloved Percy Warner Park. I was about two and a half miles into my run when I heard the mating call of the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey. Terrified I looked up into the tree cover and there he was, sitting on a limb, calling to his mate. His call was returned from a tree about 200 feet away, which was a relief since for a brief second I feared that maybe I was his intended.
After finishing my run I was driving home when I spotted the Flying Monkey Marathon director running down the road. He must have spotted me first as he quickly switched sides, putting himself in a much safer spot in case I might have wanted to run him over.
By the way, I have seen a Flying Monkey five times in five trips to the park this summer. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
The tangents are moot.
IMKY13 finish!!
Fitness/weight goals for 2014
1) STAY INJURY FREE!!!
2) Get to 189 lbs by the end of July 2014...and stay there (as of 4-25-14 was at 203 lbs)
3) Complete Ironman Chattanooga in under 14 hours
4) Break 4 hours in a stand alone marathon (Goal race=Rocket City 12/13/14)
5) 4,500 total overall miles for the year:
Swim: 100 miles
Bike: 3,000 miles
Run: 1,400 miles
be curious; not judgmental
Good Bad & The Monkey
This is why you need to run Luke Lea.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
So yesterday I decided to fool the monkeys and run on the Stones River Greenway, where I do most of my daily runs. The course follows the Stones River, and in my hundreds of runs along this course I have never once heard or seen a flying monkey. But yesterday, I heard one across the river from Greenway. I stopped and tried to spot him, but he was hidden in the trees, although I did hear him call a few more times. I resumed my run and less than 1/4 mile later I came up on a lady wearing a Flying Monkey t-shirt from last year. I stopped to talk. Her name is Marcie and she was a volunteer last year, handing out medals with the Original Dallas Smith at the finish line.
Weird.
I know that Marcie
She is very nice, although she looked a little wary of a stranger stopping in the middle of a run to chat her up.
Chapter 3
I was just 1/2 mile into my run this afternoon and I could already hear a Flying Monkey calling in the distance. About 3 miles later, all hell breaks loose as I hear 4 different monkeys jabbering in the trees. I can see 3 of them, and the 4th is hidden way up in a tree top.
This is the first time I have seen more than 2 monkeys together. I have never heard them sound like this. This does not bode well.
Chapter 3 I was just 1/2 mile into my run this afternoon and I could already hear a Flying Monkey calling in the distance. About 3 miles later, all hell breaks loose as I hear 4 different monkeys jabbering in the trees. I can see 3 of them, and the 4th is hidden way up in a tree top. This is the first time I have seen more than 2 monkeys together. I have never heard them sound like this. This does not bode well.
Was this on the Stones River Greenway or PWP??
PWP. Makes my blood run cold.
Good.
At least then part of you is running.
Good. At least then part of you is running.
Good one. Proud of yourself?
Since you asked, yes, actually.
My friend, you are lucky to have lived to tell the tale...