NOT a morning person.

I Never have been, never will be.

So after a night off, I jumped right back in my Brooks and hit the pavement this morning!

...Ok, let's be honest, if My Baby Girl didn't have cross country practice at 8am, I'd probably still be in bed!  But I figured if she has to do it, then I can use that time to my advantage.  (good Lord I sound like my dad there). 

I usually don't run on Friday.  It's usually spent either with family or at home with the kids watching a movie and eating pizza.  Last night was the latter.  The problem was that not that there was pizza and a little popcorn, but there's this new beer I found yesterday that turned out to be pretty darn good!  So add a couple of those to my evening (2 to be exact) and the morning run becomes a physical mountain, not just a challenge! 

Now since MBG had practice in the same town as our high school, I didn't have the luxury of running in the comfort of little town's familiar streets. I dropped her off for practice and drive to the neighboring town to the north across the river.  I had to run a few errands anyway so I though i would just kill a little time before I ran.  (practice was from 8-10am). 

Well I finished my errands and thought it would be a good idea to just run in the town I was in.  They have an amazing sports complex with ballparks, football and soccer fields, and even tennis courts.  They also have this really nice concrete path all the way around it.  I've never run there but I've talked to people who have and love it. 

So since it wasn't even 9am yet, I thought I would be smart and walk one lap (about .75 of a mile) to warm up.  Now mind you, on a normal day I will have functioned for nearly 15hours before running, so my athletic juices are nowhere near the levels I need them to be for running!  First mile was great!  Sub 10 minutes.  To bad though it ruined the next 2 miles! 

I guess the important thing is I ran.  What scares the crap out of me is that they don't run many 5k's at 9 at night.

3.4 miles, 37:02

Later