“An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion”. ~Isaac Newton

     The above quote rules my life.  Last weekend I spent 2 full days in the car, and a day visiting family.After 3 days of not getting in a run, it was very difficult to start up again.  After 5 full days off, yesterday I managed to run a single mile before having to shower and leave for the day.  Today, though, I made myself get back to running: it was not easy and I was very slow.  Each time I do this, it is like starting over again. You'd think I'd learn.
     It is a good thing that I am slow, though, because my dog Charleigh stopped to sniff something good and tripped me up.  I landed in gravel and got my hand, elbow, and knee. If I had been going fast, I could have really done some damage.(Force=Mass x Acceleration). Of course, once I was flat on the ground, she was standing on top of me licking my face like the doofus-dog she is.  It took a couple of minutes to get her 80 pounds off of me and rise to my feet. Darn Doofus Dog!  At least she seemed apologetic to my anthropomorphic mind.