Day 39 - 4 miles

"There's no place like home." - Wizard of Oz

Miles Ran: 115.3 Dollars Raised: $626.20 (Thank you Mr. Clark Joseph Crowley!!!!)

I can't remember the last time I was running and looked up and noticed Orion. It's just a completely different world out here than in the bustling city.

Usually I'm anxious about getting my runs in while I'm at home, even though I have more than enough time to do it. It's just the monotonous routes and hills and lack of sidewalks. But I think right now, this is probably the best place to be. We only got hit with MAYBE 5 inches of snow, most of it is melted away, and the streets and sidewalks are clear for the most part.

Tonight was just a little bit of a struggle: 1) I had to motivate myself to not just take another rest day, even though I REALLY wanted to, and just drove 2 hours to get home 2) I usually don't run at night when I'm home 3) to start off, the wind in my face was KILLER. Coach Rick has suggested putting Vaseline on your face so you don't get that harsh, dry wind tearing up your cold sensitive skin, so maybe sometime this week I'll test it out.

The run worked itself out though. I was in and out of getting into those grooves where I'm just pumpin along. And I was just in awe of the stillness. I still consider running new to me, and especially running in the winter, in West Springfield. It's just a different way of experiencing my town :)