The other day I set out to run my allottedfive and a half miles, got about halfway done when my Nike+ passed away, bummer, I know. RIP, but alas, I moved on since I knew the route and how far I had left.
It was dusk and the run was amazing. I felt good, pushed the last two miles pretty hard and when I got home I grabbed my normal glass of crushed ice and water and thought about taking a shower.
I got involved in watching “The Dog Whisperer,” (I know, I’m embarrassed to even admit that) but it was a good episode! So then about twenty minutes later I trudged upstairs and looked at myself in the mirror. There were little black dots all over my face. At least 17. I thought, “When did I run through mud? What are these dots?”
A closer look showed that my face had become a GNAT GRAVEYARD.
They dotted my face and had gotten stuck in my sweat. Talk about taking a shower.
Other than that I purchased a new Nike+ and it works great! I also tried the a new powerbar gu flavor, Chocolate. That was disgusting, so I wouldn’t recommend it.
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GNATS! Yuck!
By Running Knitter on 09.06.08 4:19 pm
My personal fav is when the gnats stick on my face and neck then gradually follow the river of sweat to collect in the fertile mesopotamia that is my “cleavage.”
Dude, a river runs through it.
I completely agree on the chocolate… no love!
By chia on 09.06.08 5:10 pm
Gnats are the worst.
But, I do like watching Cesar Milan. lol. No embarrassment here. ;)
By Jenn on 09.06.08 7:43 pm
Eeewwwwhhhh at least they didn’t go in your mouth . . .or so you didn’t notice LOL
By Marcy on 09.07.08 10:56 am
YUCKO on the gnats & the gu! Blech. I wish mine were gnats – nope – really freckles from running outdoors.
By joyRuN on 09.08.08 6:58 am
None of the gels that are “chocolate,” “mocha” or “vanilla” flavored ever taste like the real thing.
By Old School Runner on 09.08.08 4:47 pm
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