Wednesday: 150 seconds of plank, 30 pushups, followed by 10.6 km of #running (+2°C and misting). Figure I'd try some pushups to see how the should was feeling.
The run was a real slog. Dense, heavy snow, with a layer of slush under it. Sidewalks are an icy mess. I got splashed by two pickup trucks, once about 1km into the run and intentionally about 1 km from home. 🤬 #autowa#Ottawa
#FirstSong was Inshouha’s Beam! - while I was running for a change, as I ran out of podcasts ~2km from home.
How do I know it was intentional? Whenever I see a large “splash-zone" puddle, I shoulder-check for traffic and saw the red pickup in the centre lane and figured it was okay. They must have immediately changed to the right lane and drove through the puddle, getting me head to foot. And then … I saw them turn their head to look at me and laughed. #Ottawa#autowa
The reality of it is, while I was pissed off for a few seconds, my coat is waterproof, my shorts are quick-dry, my shoes were already soaked, and I was close to home.
Mainly I'm sad for him — how broken of a person do you have to be to get a moment of joy from doing something like that? If he tells anyone about it, he's simply signalling he's a jerk. 🤷🏻
@ottaross …not all pickup trucks … Oh, I see the error in my thinking. 🤣 I was on Rideau for one block — Charlotte to Cobourg because I was pretty sure Tormey would be a huge mess. 🤷🏻
@WTL Ugh, pretty uncomfortable, but not as soul crushing as having to live your live as that guy, reflecting on his own propensity for callous disregard for his whole life.
@WTL That's terrible! If you were less prepared for the elements that could have become a really dangerous situation for you, particularly if you were further away from home. 😡
@WTL Hate things like this. I had someone try to hit me in the bike lane while making and illegal pass. I was in my neighborhood near a kids park. I shook my head and put my arms out to the side like WTH. They turned around and tried to fight me. People sometimes just suck. I am sorry they did that to you.
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