Well I went in search of Javelina this morning, and I found them!
Just like that, I was on the trail for all of 5 minutes and I ran into a herd of the little spiky fellas. And they were very friendly: one of them seemed intent on coming with me for my run.
He was pretty fast too:
But I carried on my way, enlightened by the experience of the desert wildlife, and I got to see the sun rise above the McDowells which was beautiful:
It was just so much more enjoyable than the 38 degrees yesterday. If I lived here, I'd definitely be out on the trails before work. Plenty of people were, but none on my Javelina trail. It was a great way to quiet the mind and appreciate the world before the craziness of the day takes over.
Amusing comments I got today were (on the run, I was wearing Texas flag running gear) - 'I don't know whether to salute you' ! and from the guy at the pool 'I've never even seen a Javelina, let alone a herd of them.'
I'm suffering a lot with allergies here, either to the pool, the air quality or the air conditioning. So I've prescribed myself a trip to a sushi bar later with double doses of wasabi!
Onwards and a rest day tomorrow....
They're cool. A bit like spikey bacon! Jealous of the sun, pool, running, holiday, etc. etc. Are you sure this is really 'training' ;)
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