Change of plans

So I started my journey bright and early this morning. After discovering last week how wonderful it was to get my long run done at the crack of dawn, I decided to continue the trend. I am not sure though how many more times I will get away with it, as the little one just seems to have an internal sensor when I want to get up and doesn't let Homebody sleep any longer either. But for this morning, I was out the door by 5:30am. I drove the 10 minutes to the Ice Age Trail trail head, but as soon as I had stopped the car in the parking lot, I discovered that my plans were in need of adjustment. I hadn't even gotten out of the car, when it was swarmed with biting flies. They were everywhere. For a moment I contemplated stepping out of the car to see how bad they really were. But on second thought realized that there were too many and that the car would be filled with them, before I would have a chance to get back in. I drove out of the parking lot and to the trail head. Since it was so early in the morning, no other cars where on the road. I stopped the car at the trail head, in hopes that I would find less biting flies here. Yeah, wasn't happening. Knowing that the trail would lead along the Oconomowoc river, I knew I had no chance of escaping. So I turned around and drove back home. But I was determined to not give up on my Sunday morning 16 mile run. As I was driving, I already planned the route through the park next to our apartment complex in my head. I knew I could do 6 miles without having to repeat a trail. Do that twice and another four---mind you, my math isn't the greatest, but I think I got that one right--- makes 16 miles. Since it was still early, I got the first round and a half all to myself, before people started waking up and walking their dogs. But the first round I only shared with some deer, and a very skittish buck. The doe was very curious watching me run for a while, the buck ran away (or maybe he just crossed the pass really fast to show off and make a point in showing me that there was no way I could catch up with him). I also came across a wild turkey with about 6 or 7 little ones. Although it wasn't nice of me to scare them, it was nonetheless pretty breathtaking to see all the little ones flutter into a nearby tree. The adult took a little longer and then heavily followed after them. The rabbits, I think where the most annoyed by my early morning run. Especially the ones, I came across more than ones (since I was repeating rounds). I swear they sat at the exact same spot and gave me a look of "it's Sunday, chill out. Just go play somewhere else, but give me the peace I deserve, for crying out loud" (well, I never listened to my parents, so why would I listen to a bunny). No pictures were taken on this run, because I needed to proof to myself that I would do these 16 miles without much stopping and since I run in this park all the time, I didn't take any pictures today. You just have to imagine it this time....