Wow, running is dangerous!!!

I just finished my longest run of my new season. One hour and fifty eight seconds. That's not really a big deal, nor is it the point of this post. The point of this post is to relay a message of caution.

Just because a pedestrian has the right of way when crossing a street from the sidewalk does not mean that the person trying to beat traffic to take a left hand turn is going to wait for you.

So there I was, just cruising along rocking out with my new ipod when is come to a cross street. I can see that there is a car waiting to turn left, and a large truck coming towards me that is turning right. I see that the large truck is moving over to get out of the way of the line of cars behind him before he makes his turn. The driver of this large truck sees me and makes eye contact as he slows down. Good to go. So I continue across the street right? Wrong!!! The earlier mentioned car thought that he would try to shoot out across the road to beat the line of cars. Small problem here. As he hits the gas I am directly in front of his bumper. All I could do to avoid being crushed was jump to the side and slam my hand down of the hood of his car for balance. The driver of the car had the nerve to suggest that it was my fault by giving my the one finger wave and then pointing at the truck as if the truck was going to hit me. He then took off across traffic cutting off other cars as he crossed to take his ever important left turn.

No damage done, thankfully. I just goes to show that some drivers don't care who has the right of way. Some drivers really don't pay attention. I actually think that the driver didn't see me until I slammed my hand on his hood.

Moral of the story: Be careful out there people. Other people don't always pay attention to what's going on around them.

Ahh... Christmas Time

That's right, it's that time of year agian. I enjoy Christmas, but it kind of gets out of hand around here. We have six, that's right, six Christmas celebrations to attend. Wow. For the next month we will be jumping around from place to place to ensure that none of the family is left out. I tend to get a little stressed out this time of year.

On a more fun side, my wife and I share the same problem. We can't ever wait for Christmas to open our presents to each other. So last night we opened some.

Results: My wife got a 6mp digital camera. This will also benefit me as I will now be able to post a lot more photos.

I got a new ipod nano. This will also benifit my wife as she now gets control of my old mp3 player.

Also, on another Christmas note you should check out a great new site called TRIJUICE.COM for some last minute gift ideas for the favorite traithlete in your life.

One last note on myself. I have slowly began my training. I feels good to get after it agian. Right now I don't have time for much, but after the holidays it will be full speed ahead.