Things that annoy me.....

• Forest Park/Metro Link construction. Prior to this running thing I was only mildly effected by the Forest Park/Metro link construction. There is no way I can stay in a farily safe neighborhood and not have to cross the construction site at least once.
• The 'popcorn ball' trees. I don't know their official name but they look like spikey popcorn balls and they are all over our neighborhood and they HURT when you step on them. It's like a cartoon when you they are trying to run on marbles
• People who try to get through the green/yellow light and pay no attention to the woman running through the crosswalk, nor her dog. You'd be surprised how often this happenes. Running with Holly one time we saw some lady flip off a car in the park that cut her off. We laughed but now I know how she feels!

I spent a total of 12 mintes at crosswalks last night. Not something I want to be doing when I'm trying to finish a run.

On a positive note, I finished 8 miles in 1 hour and 17 minutes. The last 2 miles I sprinted (as fast as I can spint having just run 6 miles) because I had to go to the bathroom SOO BAD and there was no where along my run that would let both me AND Casey in. Something to think about in the future....dog friendly bathroon stops.