First point of interest was Parson's Beach, where I go often in the summer for striper fishing or just to enjoy the beach. I stopped and watched the waves for a few minutes before heading back up Rt. 9 to the other beaches closer to downtown. Definitely a lot of fun watching the waves crash on the rocks as I was trotting along.
Just as the road turned away from the shore, it crosses over a tidal river where the sound of a common loon stopped me in my tracks. I stopped to admire two of them in the water, noting their winter plumage. One of them was pretty proficient at catching fish. Twice I saw him dive under and come up with a pretty good sized meal that took him a while to gobble down. Worth noting several dozen mallard ducks also shared the water with the loons.
Another cool sighting as I neared the end of my run as I saw about three dozen wild turkeys in someone's yard. Just about every one of them was huge. One healthy looking gaggle, for sure.
Run felt pretty good. I say pretty good because I noticed a cold coming on yesterday, but I feel somewhat better today. Hopefully this one won't last as long as the one I had last month.
Ran 12.4 miles @ 8:08/mile pace.
AHR/MHR - N/A (new strap coming by the end of the week, woohoo!)
Paved roads.
Slightly hilly.
Around 40 degrees. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Long pants, long sleeves shirt, short sleeved shirt.
