30 runs in 30 days

Today is day 9 of my 30 runs in 30 days camp.  I got the idea here 30 day run camp.  Today I ran from our condo in Ocean view.  The first mile of the run was on the asphalt.  I then headed off road for the trails through the woods around Bethany Bay.  I am deliberately keeping my heart rate low ~140 so that I don't overdo it (injure myself).  It is cooler in the woods, but the flies are persistent and hungry.  The trails are a mix of  sand, leaves, pine straw, mud and spongy decomposed plant material.  This is good for soft landing while running.  However, it can be a little tricky as there are stray pine cones and roots, holes and small stumps to reach out and grab ya!  The trails meander past the "blair witchish" abandoned bikes, around a few manmade ponds and over a drainage ditch that is a tributary to Collins creek which feeds the Indian River Bay.  I saw many frogs, a white tailed deer and a snake that was more afraid of me than I was of him (barely).  He slithered away quickly as I rounded the bend into a sunny section that was on the bank of one of the ponds.  I took the green, then red, then blue, back on green and then Oakwood road to the white trail.  This one skirts the southwest corner of the Bethany Bay property.  I paid closer attention to the blazes and didn't get lost like I did on Saturday.  It runs adjacent to Bay Forest and then back to Oakwood road via the green trail.  I then took green back to the main road and back home.  Not too hot weather wise, but I was still sweating profusely.  Feeling a little sore, but pretty good for about 30% complete with my journey.