Greetings everyone! I am officially on the road again as the weekend has brought with it the second race of the season. Technically I should refer to as the 3rd and 4th race of the season as this is again another double event like the one two weeks ago on the trails at Allerton State Park. This time I’ve left the trail shoes at home and will be lacing on the road shoes. It all kicks off at 7:30 tonight with an easy 5K followed by a half marathon in the morning. Being that it is on campus of my Alma Mater (University of Illinois) it comes with a bit of nostalgia, however it RAINS EVERY STINKING YEAR for this race. Then to throw on insult it is usually windy – keeping with tradition, the forecast has revealed that it will be ummm raining with wait for it … wait for it … 20-30 mph winds. This race is cursed. I told Linda this may be my last year for this and find a trail run somewhere instead. At least the trees would cut the wind down (running in mud can be a lot of fun if you oink from time to time). Being as it takes 2 hrs to get to the venue, figured I’d get some blogging in.
The anti-birding lobby that has been getting a bit irate lately should be pleased as I can most assuredly tell you the creature before you is NOT a bird. Nope, no siree. Although, I would contend that if were to jump and get those ears moving fast enough it might be able to hover there for a bit. Wait, this just in – the army of lawyers employed by Intrigued has informed me that I must refer to their ability to hover as “speculation only” and should be treated by skepticism by anyone stupid enough to use this site for any type of official reference – can’t wait to see what happens when I start talking about their shells being bulletproof.
Hit the jump to learn a bit more about these intriguing looking beasts.
