The Things I Run Past: A Brief Recall

I think it was mile 10 of the half marathon--about 3 miles past the point where Debbie and I silently agreed that talking was no longer necessary--when I broke our unspoken pact. I had to though! I spotted a toilet seat! Right there on the side of the road! Yes, that's right, running across a bridge, fatigued and slightly dehydrated, I noticed the abandoned throne and just had to comment on it.

Fast forward about 3.5 months to today. Running along Addison, enjoying my tunes and thanking the weather gods for such an unbelievably beautiful day, when I look down and see a fried egg on the sidewalk. Keep in mind, it is late January. There is snow and ice on the ground. And I live in a major metropolis, not a farm. Why was there a fried egg on the sidewalk?

It was at this point that it dawned on me...I see so many odd things on my runs that I should start to catalog them. I shared this idea with Rob today and he thought it was a good idea and even suggested I take pictures. I don't want to sound like a poor sport, but I'm not really sure I want to lug around a camera on all of my runs, so instead, I will just paint a picture with my words. Poetic, eh? :)

So here it is; my list.

The Things I Run Past
1. Toilet Seat
2. Fried Egg on the sidewalk in January
3. TBD