Last night's run, which was the first run of the spring training season, was awesome. Ellie and I made our way out for an easy four mile run at about 8:30pm last night as the snow was gently falling here in NOVA. And let me tell you running in the snow is so cool! You would think since I grew up in Central New York that snow would be no big deal, but I still love that first snow fall. As I was running I looked down and saw how happy Ellie was as she seemingly danced back and forth in the snow and I looked up to see the trees lined with a thin layer of beautiful, pristine, snow. There is something about how peaceful and fresh everything looks when that first snowfall hits. I am not usually the guy who gets a "runner's high", but last night as the miles clicked by, I felt a sense of euphoria as the snow fell all around me, and the high lasted well after the run.
Now allow me to tie back in to my last post on the toughest step, as last night truly tested my dedication to running. Yesterday was a tough day. William was up a few times in the night, I had a ton of stuff to do at school, after school involved taking William to the doctor for pink eye, and as my wife said "why would anyone want to go outside tonight in this weather." All of the factors were there to keep me from running, but I would not be detered. I tought of my goal for the OKC race and my overall health (helped that the Biggest Loser was on TV) and took that first step out the door. So glad that I did, because I loved running in a winter wonderland!
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