Boredom and Bugs
I had 16 miles scheduled for last Saturday. By 1/2 mile completed I already had four mosquito bites. You would think after having just seen a news story a couple of nights before about how all of the standing water from the heavy rains we have had resulted in a influx of mosquitoes would have prompted me to wear bug spray. You would be wrong.
When I stopped to refill my water bottle at mile four at the Team in Training cooler, I was ATTACKED by a SWARM of mosquitoes. It was like those movies will the attack bees or something. I would try to open my bottle, had to stop to swat them away. It was awful.
I did see two cute chipmunks so that was nice.
I got really bored of running and actually quit early, something I haven’t done yet in this training. Well, I think it was a combination of boredom and fear of having to go back through the woodsy part of the run again with those mosquitoes.
Thanks to everyone who has donated for the charity raffle. You still have from a week from tomorrow to buy a ticket!
I have bites all over my body. On my Sat run I put some repellant on my legs - since those were what was low and by the puddles. IDIOT! I got bites all over my arms and back. Then, on Sunday I got some on my legs. I have gotten bit at random times in random places - the other day one got me during the middle of the day, in my garage! They are evil!!!!!!!!!!
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