I came to two conclusions when I headed out for a 6 mile run on Wednesday evening. The first conclusion was that it has indeed begun - those months of the year when as soon as I step outside to begin my jog my face starts to tingle at the cold. On Wednesday night in Somerville, according to weather.com it was 29 degrees, but felt like 17. Coldddd! I have to say that once I start going I warm up for the most part - minus my face which is the only thing exposed to the cold air. It's an interesting paradox - but needless to say, if you see someone dressed entirely in black with reflectors on and a ghost white face running around the Somerville/Medford area at night - it's probably me! My second conclusion was that it is not easy to write a blog about running. Since I have plenty of time to think during my runs, I decided that I'd get ahead of the game and brainstorm what I was going to blog about. But my next thought was...ok, what do I write? I ran by a white house...then a blue one...and THEN, I ran over a bridge. It's not all that thrilling, except for when I happen to see odd occurrences - like when a car tried to pull a u-turn on Broadway but was going entirely too fast and drove straight into the curb on the other side of the street. (True story) Or, last year when I was running during the day in Boxford by my parents house...and if you know Boxford, it's a super small town with lots of woods and animals...and while I was jogging along I saw a rooster hanging out by the side of the road. Not an uncommon sight for me, so I ignored it and jogged by - only to glance back and find it bobbing it's head and running after me. So I suppose there are a few such entertaining stories that I typically find hilarious - and those are what would make a 'running' blog interesting.
Anyway, Monday begins my official training schedule! More updates on that to come..
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