More running adventures

Ok. It is official. I blog about running a bit too much. However, it seems that a lot of strange stuff happens when I am running. So today, I ran my normal weekday run along the retirement community in Lincoln, which takes me by the golf course and also along some open fields.
Today I saw something moving on the golf course and assumed it was one of the hundreds of bunnies I see....oh no....this was no bunny. Indeed there were four legs, however they were long legs and a bushy tail and a pointy nose. A dog? NO. A cat? NO. To the best of my knowledge it was a fox, but could have been a coyote. It saw me before I saw it. It ran across the street in front of me to the open field. I assumed it would run and hide. This is where I got scared.
It DID run across to the other side, but instead of disappearing into the field, it turned to WATCH me run by. Seriously, this thing watched me like a hawk. It put it's head down and just stood there tracking me.
If you have ever seen a scary movie or perhaps the video to Thriller you know there is always a camera shot of the person who is running away and looking back frantically....that was me today.
I had snatched my pepper spray from my waistband and had my finger on the trigger, which did give me a little security. I kept telling myself "it's more afraid of you than you are of it"......but when the thing stands and has a stare-off with you that opinion starts to change.
The difficulty with an out & back run is you pass the same area twice....so I had to ask myself....will it be there when I run this same spot later....do I run on the same side it was on, hoping it went back to the golf course, or do I cross over and hope it is out in the field. Decisions, decisions.
Alas, I made it home without any further sightings.....but I have to wonder.....
would my pepper spray even phase this thing?
Oh well, I live to run another day :P