Day: November 14, 2026

nov 14/RUN

4.45 miles
under franklin bridge and back
31 degrees

Sunny, still. Another beautiful November morning! Around the trestle, I encountered a road race. I think it was a 10 miler — nope, I looked it up: 5k/10k/15k Hot Chocolate Run. Wish I would have known about this; Scott and I probably would have signed up for it. A great day for a race!

shadows: So many delightful shadows. Flashes of birds flying overhead, my sturdy silhouette running beside me, curved branches, and my favorite: the shadow of someone walking above on the lake street bridge as I ran under it. The railing distorted their shadow so that it was shaking or flashing or cutting in and out as they passed by a slat. Cool!

10 Things

  1. click clack click clack — the sound of ski poles hitting the asphalt from a small group (5 or 6?) roller skiers
  2. the BRIGHT white jacket of a woman running in the race — the jacket was tied around her waist
  3. the sound of a kid laughing somewhere deep in the gorge
  4. a sour sewer smell wafting up from the sewer vents
  5. bang bang bang — someone banging something repeatedly near the minneapolis rowing club
  6. the caboose of the race — 2 people walking and talking as they “raced” — 2 official cars slowly fillowing them — one walker to the other: I guess they’re about the open the road back up
  7. beep beep / beep beep — the sound near the timing mat as runners ran over it
  8. BRIGHT yellow leaves covering a few stretches of the trail
  9. frost on the trash can as I left for my run
  10. my breath, frozen, hovering in the air in front of me

Scott and I watched Friday the 13th last night, in honor of Friday the 13th. It didn’t disappoint! Last night’s revelation from Scott: Brenda, Bill, and Alice (the final girl) are playing strip Monopoly. Just as Alice is about to take off her blouse, the front door is pushed open by the rain. Brenda says: Oh no, I think I left my cabin window open! Just when it was getting interesting. The revelation: Brenda was hitting on Alice.

a note for future Sara: My legs — mostly hamstrings, a little calf, some glute — are often sore at night. A dull ache that isn’t painful, just dull and irritating. Is it because of HRT patches? A slight running injury? Something else? Future Sara, let us know!

Almost 21 miles of running this week. I’m back on track! For most of the year, I average 20 miles a week. I don’t think I’ll make it to my goal of 1000 miles this year, but I’ll probably get around 950.