Excuses for running slow

Today I had a med-long run on the schedule.  I decided to run some trails.  The trails included some hills so I knew it would not be a speedy run.  The first mile was 10:41.  My excuse was that it was a warm up.  Then I ran a 10:10 which was okay.  Then 11:11 followed by 12:57 and 13:05.  At that point I quit looking at my watch and came up with excuses for running slow:
1)  My legs are still tired from the race Saturday
2)  The wind blew leaves on the trail and I had to go slow because I didn't know what was under them
3)  I don't want to trip and hurt myself.
4)  There were hills and roots and rocks.
5)  My water bottle was heavy.
Then I realized I didn't need an excuse for running slow.  This is a training run, not a race.  I should pat myself on the back for getting out there are running.  Today's run 8.5 miles at an average pace of 11:06 which was not slow at all for trails.  At one point I tripped and felt like I was falling in slow motion, the whole time thinking "oh, no".  But somehow I got my legs underneath me and didn't go down.

When I got back to the parking lot today there was a mountain biker who was changing his pants in the parking lot.  He just smiled and said "Hi."

When watching the news today they were showing the tornado damage in Perryville from last night.  I thought about what it would be like to lose everything.  The first thing that pops into my head is, "I would have to buy new running shoes first thing."  Then I thought about priorities and how silly that was.  I think I should buy a toothbrush first then running shoes.