Watch out!
A few monthes ago I was coming upon my third mile and feeling great. Feeling that trance I spoke of in an earlier post. The trance once again was broken not by a dog but a car. The vehicle was coming out of a neighborhood convenience store. The man was not looking my way and I was a running zombie. I actually ran into his car, turned around and continued my run. The fear lead me to run even harder but it was a bit scary. This morning I was having another fabulous run and a similar scenario took place. This time I saw the car coming out of a driveway. A huge truck was in front of the car so I thought he would stay stopped. Luckily I had my eye on the car and was prepared as he crept up while looking the opposite way. I had to come to an abrupt stop. The driver finally saw me. I continued on and am happy to say I ran almost six miles today!
I write this post to make people aware of the dangers of street runs. Except for the times my kids and I go to the track at the park; I run on the street. Be aware of the unexpected dangers such as cross streets, driveways, and parking lots. No matter where you are running be careful and watch out.
It’s incidents like that which make the street closures for races so satisfying. I always get a kick out of running on the street for a race, for once, we are more important than cars.
i love those street closures too! great feeling!