Green Canyon

I've decided to start a blog to post pictures from my runs, the things I want to share about them and maybe thoughts I have while I'm running.
Today Bailey and went up Green Canyon. We did a little over 7 miles. It was pretty hot....around 85 degrees. Bailey usually runs all over the place and she did that a tiny bit today but mostly she stayed close to me. She laid down in the shade and was barely in front of me on the way down. I felt good but it was just so hot. I think I may have been able to run it much faster if it had been cooler. I't good for me to get out when it's hot though to get some heat training in.
I got a new hat from Annie today and Michelle let me try out her Hoka Challengers. I love the hat so much. I also loved Michelle's shoes. It was a pretty good day. My right ankle hurt a bit, nothing awful though.
I'm on the waitlist for Logan Peak. I don't think I'm quite ready for the race but I know I can do it, it might not be so pretty though. :) 

When we started it was so hot, already. 

 The super cute hat I got in the mail from Annie today. I love it. She has one just like it

 We stopped right after 4 miles so Bailey could have a drink.

 Going back to the car. 

 She stayed closer and closer to me because she doesn't like the heat and she gets really tired.

 A dip in the gross water. If she wouldn't drink it I wouldn't mind so much.

 Michelle's Hoka Challengers. I love them. I also love that she and I wear the same size shoe. :)  They have a nice roomy toe box. 

This is the first time I've worn a tank top in a very long time. I'm so self conscious of my body and hate the fatty part under my arm pits and my belly. I'm working on loving myself the way I am instead of always thinking I need to be something better. 

I did a lot of thinking about what's going on in the world right now. I'm trying to process how I feel. I am not black so I don't think I can really understand but I'm trying to. I don't understand why people should be targeted because of the color of their skin. It seems dumb to me. We all have the same things on the inside...a heart, a brain, kidneys, a liver.....etc. Why should the fact that some produce more melanin in their skin matter. I don't get it. I also have a hard time understanding why looting and violence are the way to respond to racial injustice. This is the part I'm processing. Some of my friends on FB believe that if I'm upset about looting and vandalism then I don't stand with my fellow black Americans. This is the part I'm having trouble with. Why can't I be upset about both things? I saw a really cool analogy today about Black Lives Matter. I have to admit that I've not only heard people say "All Lives Matter", I've even said it. Well what if you live in a neighborhood and someone is doing everything to save a house that's on fire and someone comes up and says "why aren't you doing everything to save my house, doesn't my house matter"? Well, yes your house does matter, but your house is not on fire. I loved this analogy and it actually helped me to understand a little better about why Black Lives Matter is not about all lives mattering....it's about our black neighbors and friends being treated unfairly and we need to do everything we can to help them. 
These are some of things I think about when I'm running.