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Shuffling was due to me and my tight legs. Daphne could have gone much faster...she's such a good friend.
Daphne failed to tell you the wonderful part of my run. If you are easily grossed out, please stop reading and delete immediately as this is the GROSSEST THING EVER!!!!
(Sorry Daphne, I have to tell).
Here I was, coming out of the Metro to meet up with Daphne (not doing a Rosy Ruiz). I leave Navy Archives and run through the Butterfly Garden near the Sculpture Garden. It is very dark. At the beginning of the butterfly garden I see what appears to be a homeless person. He is dishevled and grunts out a "good morning". I reply and keep running. About 25 feet or so down the very dark path, I see a pile of what appears to be human waste in the middle of the sidewalk. Thank goodness I was looking down due to the dark conditions or I would have splat right into it. It also stunk very bad, so for the next 50 yards or so, I was gagging and almost threw up. Of course, after I told Daphne the story and had a flash back, I also began gagging as I am doing right now at my desk.
Needless to say, I did not run through the Butterfly Garden on the way back. Poor Butterflies. Is that what they mean by the Butterfly Effect?
Now go eat lunch!
Kathy (maybe this is why I don't have a boyfriend...I'm too gross)
"Magnuson, Daphne" <dmagnuson@...> wrote:
So Kathy M and I met near the Capitol around 6 this morning to do one of our occasional crack of dawn runs around the Mall. There we were, shuffling along -- er, I mean, taking a rest break between interval efforts -- at oh-dark-thirty and who do we see go flying by heading the other way but our very own Tom Monheim. Hi Tom!And speaking of nice sights, when we got to the top of the Lincoln Memorial, we stopped and turned around to see the sun rise in the reflecting pool. It sure was pretty. Happy running, all.
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