Well that was a crazy run

I'm pretty convinced someone didn't want me to run today. It's so humid outside that I started sweating just walking out the door. Plus, the air is really heavy with the sweet smells of summer blooms. My throat immediately went raw and started closing up. Gotta love allergies. Those two things together made it nearly impossible to breathe through the run. As if that wasn't enough, around 20-21 minutes in, I got a sharp pain in my knee that almost sent me to the ground. I stopped the immediate "no, no, no!" and stayed calm. I walked, tried to get an idea of what was going on, worked out the kink, started to gingerly run again, and breathed a huge sigh of relief. It was fine. Probably just a crazy nerve response. But - right after I managed to avert that crisis and got back into a good groove running, I got attacked by a dog. I'm fine. Thankfully the owner's reflexes along with my own quick reflex response prevented the dog from being able to clamp down, but he did hit me going full throttle with open jaws. I'm sure it's going to leave a lovely bruise. The owners were so apologetic. They honestly didn't see me coming because they were behind a giant bush talking, and I didn't see the dog until it was mid-air. Scary - but thankfully everything ended okay. I was almost afraid to keep running at that point. Seriously. I was waiting on a tree limb to fall or car to hit me or something. It was crazy. But I did finish 4 miles and did them in pretty decent time. I didn't go the 5-6 I'd hoped to - but I just didn't have it in me. I'm happy with 4 good ones, despite the craziness.