Half Marathon Training Week 3 Days 4 and 5

Yesterday I had a quick 3 mile run.  Not much to report with it, it was not too tough and I took a route I hadn't taken in the past; all sidewalk.

Today was a 6 mile "long run."  I put it like that because I've run 8-10 miles in the past without problems.  The interesting part today was about 1 mile into the run.  I was running on a sidewalk when a late 90's Ford Escort passed me, with a lot of smoke coming from its tailpipe.  About 5 minutes later I saw the car make a u-turn and speed up quickly, leaving even more smoke in its wake.  So much smoke that I couldn't see the road in front of me.  It made me cough a lot.

About 15 minutes later I was on another road, and guess who came by me?  Just as I was thinking, "where's the cops when you need them?" I heard sirens and the guy was pulled over.  I waved to the cop and yelled "thank you", pointing at my chest.  I'm not sure if he understood but he waved back.