The Early Bird ....

I got up and out the door raring to go,although my first feeling was to go back to sleep. It was 48 and calm. The deer were once again lurking about. I did hit 13 mph on the radar gun. It is early ,but oh so beautiful in the early morning hours. I did another 8.5 on the Longwood loop. Thank You Lord!

I Love the Fall

I have felt fairly good the past couple of weeks on my workouts. I did the Longwood loop hitting 12 mph on the radar. Lots of deer on the move.  The time just flew by. Have a blessed day--8.5 miles!

Friday --Monday

  I missed a day of blogging although I did recount Fridays workout on dailymile.com. On Friday, I woke up late but did not want to forgo the workout. I decided and interval session was in order. I did 8 x .3 mile hill runs with equal recovery plus a warm-up and cool-down all totaling 7 miles. It felt good. The last two reps are always the most difficult. I was glad to get the workout in. This morning I did my usual 7.9 miler. I felt really solid and more optimistic than usual. I didn't sleep that great again,but I'm getting use to that being the norm on Sunday nights. The temp was perfect at 54 degrees with a steady autumn breeze blowing. I love this time of year,even with the increase of darkness. I'm blessed!

It's Darkest before the Dawn

Getting up has been a matter of discipline. Even with the early start time everything must go like clockwork to get me on my way to work. I hit 13 mph. again on the radar gun. My only friends on this run are the Lord and my shadow. When I hit Raynor Road at the end I'm greeted by the glimmering rays of the pre-dawn. God Bless--8.5 miles!

Running Out of Habit

 Getting up at 3:55 am is my new habit. Running by 4:20 is also my new habit--usually sooner. Nobody is out that early--except for Ed who works in the city walking his dog. I felt good in these cool fall-like conditions again--48 degrees and clear.  I am feeling strong despite the less than ideal sleep which I make up for on the weekends. Blessed to be able to workout. It's interesting that I have more page views on this blog as opposed to sonriserunning.blogspot.com which I had for a few years. A long day still ahead of me,but I feel His presence with me. 7.9 miles in the books

The Longwood Way

The still of the autumn-like morning greeted me with a steady breeze and 50 degree temperatures. Not much stirring early in the morning. I felt fairly strong as I plodded along. I felt really decent on the hill portion of the workout. Still,even with a good workout I felt less than contented knowing that my wife hated these early workouts. I might have to have an evening cup of coffee to stay up a bit later than my usual 10 oclock bedtime. Blessed to get the workout in and the health to continue,have a blessed day all. Oh yeah,8.5 miles.

Another Sleepless Sunday Night

The past few Sunday nights I have had problems going to sleep. I think a lot of it has to do with the long grind of my school day--or the anticipation of another tough week. I felt ok as far as the workout went. I felt particularly strong on the hill sprints. When I woke up I cntemplated going back to bed,but I decided I did not want to start the week in a whole. Have a blessed day--I ran 7.9 miles btw.