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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

What a Difference a little Sunshine Makes!

The time change. 
I struggle when they take that hour in the Spring.  I need to see the sunshine to lift my mood especially when I am not running many miles.  Due to the weather and flooding over the weekend I was able to REST.  Not really willingly but I did take off two WHOLE days from running.  I know that my body needs to rest after a race but I didn't at all race the Greenway Trail 50k that I completed.  I simply enjoyed it, experinced it, had fun with it.  So, my toes aside, I didn't really feel like I need to rest.  Of course all that would be excuses reasons why I am trying to justify not taking more time off when I know that to build a body, rest is one of those building blocks. 
But today I decided that if the sun was finally back at it's job of shining, I was going to get back to running, slowly.  That is what littlest and I did this morning.  A slow short wake up jog.
We enjoyed the sun coming over the ridgeline as we finished. 
Oh, I enjoyed it...


...because littlest was fast asleep by then.
I must have bored him to sleep because I was playing tour guide as we ran. 
I pointed out all the wild life and changes in the scenery from the receded flood waters while we cruised along. 
I guess I can check tour guide off potential fall back jobs! 

16 comments:

  1. So precious!!! I wish I invested in a jogging stroller!

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  2. Sunshine can always make the day better! That picture is so cute!

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  3. I have no idea how you run so much with a jogging stroller. When my hubby is gone, I just take time off, that is how much I hate running with that thing. Great job, you are a much stronger person than I am!

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  4. How precious!! I miss that age so much!

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  5. Sounds like a nice way to start the day. It's definitely harder to get out of bed in the mornings now that it's so dark... though I do enjoy the extra daylight after work!

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  6. So sweet!

    YOU ABSOLUTELY NEEDED AND DESERVED THAT TWO DAY HIATUS! But don't let my shouting kid you, I'm on Day 3 of Week O' Xtraining and I'm going nuts not running. :)

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  7. I love that I don't have to race home from work early to get my run in - it was light out last night until after 7! Whoo hoo!

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  8. aww!!! gorgeous!!I run with my twins alot too!!!Thanks for sharing!

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  9. yay for sunshine! its beautiful here too!

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  10. the time change must be what has me messed up.. I'm not sleeping right and then I just don't feel ready to get up, which is totally strange for me

    what a cute pic!

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  11. Love the sun!!! And I love the fact that littlest sleeps when you run!!! Mine would be whining and ordering me to pull over at playgrounds.

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  12. I am loving the early daylight time this year. And, it is so nice to be off this week to really enjoy the sunshine.

    What a cutie-pie!

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  13. The time changed has screwed with me too. It's hard losing that hour.

    Love the sleeping babe pic!

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  14. I hear you. Last week I was running in sunlight - this week - the dark again. But the sunrise adds a couple of minutes a day - so before I know it - the sunrise will again be there for me to enjoy on my morning runs.

    It really does mess with my sleeping though. It seemed like I didn't sleep at all last night - I got up and had a glass of milk and did fall asleep . . . only to be totally shocked when the alarm went off at 5:30.

    Maybe sleep will be better tonight.

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  15. It amazing how the sun can make such a difference! Loving the weather!

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