I went up Smithfield Canyon hoping to do tempo, but I was tired. I went up to the 8 mile turn around. I kept a decent pace going up until the last mile which brought it up to 8 minute pace. I was still feeling tired, so started down slowly. When I was almost a mile down, a white truck came swerving around the corner. It came closer to the edge. I was already in the weeds and tilted my head. If I hadn't tilted my head, the mirror would have hit me. The car wasn't too far from hitting me either. It scared me. Usually, I make eye contact with the driver, but they were flying. I wasn't super angry, just in shock. I slowed way down and felt sick to my stomach, so I cut up birch. My pace slowed way down to an 8:26. Hopefully, that doesn't happen again. I was wearing a gray shirt, so it may have been harder for them to see me, idk. Next time I run up there, I will wear a bright colored shirt, lol.
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