THE BUGS!
Months of sub zero training can actually make you forget how irritating and downright nasty the bugs can be in rural Ottawa. I headed out for an evening run yesterday (way too hot to run in the day) and was bombarded by tiny gnat-like things. They were in my mouth, my nose, my eyes, my eyelashes, and I am sure there were more in my hair than I care to know about. Was I really complaining about the cold weather only a couple of weeks ago?
I guess each season has its advantage. In winter you keep running because you know if you stop you will freeze. In spring/summer you keep running because you know if you stop, thanks to the bugs, you will lose more blood than sweat or tears.
Bring on the Costco pack of Off!
The bugs have been really bad the past few weeks! I was talking to my track kids one morning and boom, bug in the mouth and lots of coughing.
We’re in rural west Ottawa and honestly I wouldn’t even be able to run in the evening here. Not sure which is worse, the blackflies or the mosquitos. And very soon the deer flies will be out.