I cut today's intended run short by a mile, with another run planned for tomorrow and legs that are a little stiff today, I thought it best to back off just a bit.  Four miles, warmed for 1, ran 2 @ race pace and cooled for 1.  Splits were 9:25, 8:48, 8:46 and 9:27.  I ran the race paced stuff a little fast, but felt ok.

Shortly after I got home, I looked out my window and saw this odd looking critter standing along the tree line a 100 yards from my place.  My ground floor is my garage and the living space is on the 2nd floor, so I can see quite a lot out my picture window.

It dawns on me after a minute I'm looking at a coyote and he's standing across the street at the edge of my neighbor's lawn.  Beyond where he's standing is woods and 100 yards beyond that is an overgrown field.  It's obvious this guy's hunting, his ears are laid back and he's taking one tentative step at a time, surveying everything around him as he does.

Coyotes are a problem around here, there was just a story on the news the other day about one killing a miniature Doberman Pincher and wounding a second one.  The dogs' owner came to the rescue just in time to see the dog that died fall and also saw the attacker, a coyote.  And Eastern coyotes are nothing like their Western brethen, these things can weigh in excess of 50 pounds.

Add to that the fact my neighbors own cats and I decide I've seen enough.  Down the stairs I go, throw open the door and take after this guy at full speed.  Being the coward that he is, he turns tail and heads for the brush.  I in turn, give up the chase and head back towards the house.  One last look back and he's standing back at the edge of the trees again, right where I'd first seen him.  A second sprint towards him sends him on his way for good.

So, that was my good deed for the day.  I can't imagine what tomorrow will bring, work is never done for us superheros...

Message was edited by: Richard Davis