WORKOUT – Ran outside 8.25 miles/1 hr 6 mins
Two.hills.wiped.my.rear. Enough ‘said.
Started the morning right by stretching before my run:
Then I grabbed my keys and left the house. When I run straight from the house, I have to take keys to get in and out of the gate. (This isn’t as prestigious as it sounds; our gate looks like it was made from scrap metal and duct tape.)
We live in between 2 middle schools so in the mornings the roads are busy. So I’m running, doing my thing, and a car stops for me and I attempt to give a little peace sign/wave thing…
I end up FLIPPING OFF the mom in a minivan! The keys were all tangled up in my hands and I only got 1 finger up. Yeah, it was that almighty middle one. OOPS.
I’m off and busy. Stick around and I’ll tell you what we’re doing and where we’re going…
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hysterical! Did she give you the bird back??!!
HAHAHA – This made my day.
Hahaha! You are so funny! I hate running with keys. I have to do the same thing when I leave straight from my house to run…my boyfriend leaves his keys under the tire of his car, but I’m too chicken to do that.
HA HA HA! Oops!
At least you stretched before your run. 
I haven’t run from home in a really long time. When I did, I lived in a gated community too (also, not as great as it sounds) and I also went through a side-pedestrian gate and then I’d jam it open with a twig or something boyscout like. Came back from run … gate shut. I had to wait outside the main gate for 20 minutes before somebody came along. Throwing things into my neighbors backyard to get her attention didn’t work either, she was too busy watching TiVo’d reruns of American Idol. Fail.
Now I live elsewhere, but I would be crazy to run from the house, because I’d quickly end up in shopping mall Hell followed by freeways … so I drive to the path and take my car key with me (sometimes in that little inner pocket of the shorts but sometimes I have to be clever and tuck it under a wrist sport band).
I’ve never flipped off a soccer mom in a minivan however. You’re lucky you didn’t get your butt beat, haha!
Lmao!!! Hilarious!
I had to run with my keys on Tuesday. I’ll have to remember this so I don’t get caught giving someone the ole one-finger salute and end up getting in trouble!
Haha! That’s great! Hopefully she was too busy checking for traffic to notice. I know I would stop and be looking for my next “opening” to get on the road.
Love the rose pillows on the couch in the pic. Where’d you get them?
Hilarious! I’ve so been there!
hahahha were there kids in the car?! i’ve intentionally done that before, but the woman damn near hit me. i typically just take my one key and tie it into my shoelaces. then i don’t have to carry it
Wow, what a great story! I noticed your shirt and I’m guessing you did the Palm Springs half. How was it? I’m doing it on the 14 and it will be my first half!
Haha. You know she was sitting in her minivan absolutely fuming!
LOL. That’s pretty funny…
Oh boy that would have been funny. I would have ran you over if you flipped me off! LOL joking
Your blog makes me laugh every day! LOL THANK YOU!
do you also yell out ‘LEFT!’?
Hi! I love those running capris- they look like they fit really well! And I think Kara Goucher’s super-arm was from the angle of the shot… she is pretty ripped! But then again, thats what happens when you run 20 miles per day. :/ Great blog!
I’m sure they thought you were so happy about them stopping that you told them, in sign language, that they were number ONE!
You’re just a natural encourager!
That is hilarious! I couldnt stand running with my keys in my hand…most of my running shorts/pants have a key pocket which I find much more handy (ha ha)
I just it hate it when that happens!
I agree with Jamie above- your blog makes me laugh every time I read it.
I wish I could have seen the look on the minivan mom’s face….