We Saw Deer!

Time of departure: Left the car at 9:15am.
Got back: 11:05am.
Temperature: 28°F
Wind Chill: 20°F
Route: At the Forest Preserve by Devon and Milwaukee. Up the running/bike path past Dempster til we lost the path, or maybe it was the end of the path, then back to our car.
Running buddy: Matt and Eric. Peter, Paula, & Diana.

Sky cover/ environmental observations: It was gray-ish. The weather site described it as Fog/Mist, though I don't recall any mist, per se. The path started off mostly clear, but then much of it turned out to be quite ICY! We sure could have used the YAK-TRAC but we didn't have them with us. It made for an extra-intense Adductor workout. There was a bridge, perhaps it was crossing Touhy or Howard (? I didn't pay attention?), that was covered in ice and sup-slick. Eric and I held onto the chain link fence to get up it and down it. Eric gave up on that after awhile and just scooted down on his butt. If I had a picture, I'd post it. What a goof, he can be! Matt just baby stepped it the whole way. How patient he can be! Also, we saw two deer! This was very cool; I don't see many large non-dog mammals anymore. When they stick their tails up, their butts sure are white! They didn't seem to mind us at all, which was both fun and a little unsettling.

Clothing: The usual. Good choice.
How did I feel? Fantastic. I was doing a fare amount of jumps and kicks. That really gets your heart rate up fast! Till I crashed (I hadn't had any breakfast) when we still had about a mile to go. I need to eat breakfast when we're running this long...or start thinking about clif shots or something.
Other runners: There were other runners. One of whom warned us about the bridge, "watch out for the bridge," he had said.

Destination: Amitabul for brunch. But they didn't open til NOON! So we had to come up with a different plan. We went to Blind Faith in Evanston. Many of us got the Aztec hash, which was sup-delicious with the salsa. And our server was cute and friendly, despite our sweaty appearances.
What do I like about running? It's play.