How I Know I Can Sprint
>> Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Saturday held a very interesting run for me. That day I graduated to a final stage in my running program. Now I'm running not in intervals but for as long as I can. Which is still exactly like running in intervals because the longest I can run is 5 minutes. YUP! You probably did 5 miles on Saturday. I RAN FIVE MINUTES NON-STOP! Suck. On. That.
Anyway, for some weird reason, I had rattlesnakes on my mind all Saturday. Maybe I watched too many episodes of "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (he sips from a rattlesnake mug - ceramic, not made of rattlesnake skin, haha - in case you never heard of him).
So, all day, I'd go about my business, and then the idea of a rattlesnake would pop into my head. YUCK!
And what do you know! I go on my little run, and I stumble on the fattest, grossest, longest, vomit-inducing SNAKE. I'd like to think it was a diamondback rattlesnake, but google is not supporting my theory because the pictures it gives me are of brown rattlesnakes. The snake I encountered had a very colorful, red/purple/yellow diamond pattern on its back.
So I see that thing, and I SPRINT in terror! The last time I sprinted was spring 2010, haha! And, you guys, I can sprint in good form, haha! That's something I didn't expect to discover at this stage in my recovery from surgery.
As I galloped past the snake, I realized it didn't move an inch in his reaction to me. So - which was probably not exactly smart - I went back to look at it. Yup, it was fat and gross and diamondback-y. Then - which was probably even dumber - I threw a rock at it to see if it'd move. It didn't. (Otherwise, I'd probably be writing now about how I got bitten by snake this Saturday...)
Then I decided to get closer to it and pet it.
JUST KIDDING! I'm not THAT dumb. I'm just dumb.
Thankfully, the snake was dead.
So the freakout was sort of pointless. Except, of course, for the super awesome part where I found out that the surgery didn't kill my sprinting abilities, haha! I so can't wait for the track. Soon enough, soon enough!!!
(It is also quite possible it was a non-venomous snake... yeah...)
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11 comments:
So was the snake dead? I got freaked out by a few dead snakes on my runs but i never would got back to check them out or throw stuff at them. you are crazy!!! :)
OH YES! It was dead! (as far i could tell... i didn't pet it)
OMG girl you are too much! Love it and this is so something I would do too and be excited about! So happy for you that you are getting out there and building up those minutes!
That's a little more drama than I can handle on a run.I think I woulda kept running and never turned back.
Damn snake epidemic in TX apparently. There are snakes all over the IMTX course according to locals. I will be sure and pack some "heat" for the race.
I have seen a few snakes out on the trails when I run; sunning themselves. Totally gets my HR up in the 200s quickly!!
And if it helps any, I was NOT out running 5 miles on Saturday. I so wish!
Rattlesnake, diamondback, cottonmouth, chicken snake... it's all the same to me! A snake is a snake!!!
Hahaha. I would not have gone back. You are brave.
You're hilarious! I am counting the days until I can run 5 minutes with you
You are too cute! I love how you sprinted, but then kept going back for more!
AHAHAHAHHA!!! Well that story was hilarious, and wonderful! Well handled, I am happy we didn't go petting the snake!!! :)
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