It's Not Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It seemed like everyone was in a foul mood yesterday. We went out for a run at 6AM, and we were both pretty wiped. My legs still felt a little heavy from the half-marathon. I averaged about a 9:30, which given my week last week, is good.

Along my route, I came across lots of rude Philadelphians. One construction worker in NoLibs was too busy taking 10 minutes to put on a sweatshirt to stop blocking the sidewalk with his truck door, so I had to wait for 3 minutes for traffic to stop whizzing by to get around him. He didn't even notice me. Then some mom in an SUV almost hit me, because she ran a red light to get on the Ben Franklin Bridge a second faster. Yes, she had NJ plates. No offense, NJ friends, but I'm not surprised. Then some dude under the Girard El starts SCREAMING at me, "You're going to give yourself a heart attack!!" He was obviously "touched," as they say.

I then had a really long day of conferences followed by a test in my class. Ugh, I am still exhausted even after a good night's sleep. The nice thing is, I met a lot of colleagues yesterday who are also into running and did the Distance Run on Sunday. Running is sometimes a good way to make friends.

Now I'm off to bring Boots to the vet. Ew, we think he has worms. UGH! Consequence of life on the streets. Now he gets to live in the lap of luxury that is our home. Lucky dude.

Here's a pic of me crossing the finish line on Sunday!