Lunch Run: All creatures dead and alive

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steevc just finished a 6.21km run, that lasted for 35 minutes.
This run helped steevc burn 411.0 calories.

Description from Strava:
Another lovely day for a run, but it was a bit cool and misty this morning. The sun warms it up by lunch time. As I headed out the first thing I saw was a dead rat. Those critters are everywhere, but not always seen. We get a few in the garden around the chicken run. Later I saw a live squirrel.

I did my regular loop up the hill to Fairlands Valley Park. I actually managed a personal best on an uphill segment. I was trying to keep up the pace, but not going all out for speed. It is nice when I get to the top and it gets a little easier.

I took a different route out of the park this time and then it was mostly downhill. That made for a quicker pace for the second half, but I did not try to sprint it. My legs are still a little tired from Sunday.

There may be rain later this week, but I will still try to get out and run. I am averaging 30km each week and I want to keep that up. I will still be a bit down on my total for this year. I am convinced that more running helps me build speed and endurance.

Run free!

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About the Athlete: Older guy trying to keep fit, but still hope to go quicker.

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You're smashing your training at the moment and getting stronger every day.
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Ugh, that sounds horrible! I often see lots of dead animals on the drive in to work. Raccoons, Opossums, deer, skunks, I don't think I could handle a rat though.

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Those would all be bigger than a rat. We don't get much big wildlife apart from foxes, deer and badgers. I hit a badger with the car and it did a lot of damage.

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You are lucky you don't get skunks. I googled it and apparently there are no skunks over there.

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No skunks here that I know of unless they escaped from a zoo. I see foxes in our garden sometimes.

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Oh that first thing but well the squirrel and seems like the overall place was Good enough for an Awesome and healthy Walk.

I think I need to start running back - Let's Get more Stronger !!!

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I've run over two squirrels in the past two weeks, poor things. Also nearly hit a suicidal cat near the rally where i live, just trotted across the road, not a care in the world, had to emergency stop to avoid hitting it, it just pranced away not even looking.

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Plenty of squirrels around, but look out for the cats. You should be going to quick around your road anyway. Too many cats get killed that way.

!BEER

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