Things I am learning about running in the desert and running period.

1. Donny Osmond music is great for love making, not so much for running.

2. When you see a stick in the road it could be 1 of 3 things..... Dog poop, tumbleweed stick, or a rattlesnake.

3. Look down sometimes when you are running so you don't step on, step in or get stuck in the above mentioned.

4. Even if you are 100% sure the stick in the road is a stick do not step on it. It will probably have little stickers in it that will get in your shoe.

5. When you turn the corner and see something BIG and brown double check to make sure its not a coyote, dog, or some other rodent that will eat you. Likely, its just a HUGE tumbleweed the size of a mini cooper.

6. Do not wear a gray sweatshirt and gray sweatpants when you are running near a prison, they will think you are a prisoner trying to escape.

7. When you run past a used condom do not freak out and think, "GROSS, thats disgusting." Say to yourself, "At least they used protection." Eventually you may believe it.

8. Always remember to turn on your garmin. You will be pretty sad at the end of your awesome run that you forgot to hit start!

9. When you spend $25 on running pants make sure they are the right size, you do not want to be pulling up your pants your whole run.

10. When running underneath a flock of birds you will be a moving target for poop and they will find it a game to see how many times they can poop on you.