A much needed break.

Today I ran seven miles. It was mostly uneventful.

While I was running I was thinking about this blog. I decided last night that I needed to make myself accountable to something in order to motivate me on lazy days. Hence, the blog. Now I must record something about my run and so I must, in fact, run. *shock*

Isn't it amazing that I could run on January 22 in shorts and a t-shirt. I should have been thinking that.

On the street where I ran today.

I switched back to my old running shoes today. The shoes I wore while training to run my first 1/2 marathon. I love those shoes. The shoes I have been wearing weren't supportive enough. Fabulous old shoes are far better than sub-par new shoes. Actually, it's funny that today was the day that I switched. While I was running an overweight old man with a beard was out walking his dog when he saw me running past. He stopped me to ask what brand of running shoes I was wearing. I told him that I love my shoes.

I ran past a dead opossum. Today I saw my first live opossum at the Blue Springs Manatee Festival and my first dead opossum, on the side of the road by my house. Fortunately I saw it. Otherwise it may have been the first opossum that I ran through. *gross*

Joe watched the kids while I ran. Actually, he ignored Henry while I ran, hoping Henry would fall asleep. Amelia likely entertained herself. Joe did taxes. *boo*

It's such a treat to go running all by myself. I need to remember to take advantage of this opportunity whenever it presents itself.