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A Good Run

It's been warmer than usual around here for the past month.  Don't get me wrong, we like it.  We made it without air conditioning until Mike's family visited for Memorial Day.  Although, my Chicago brain still gets a little weary when I see a week of 90+ temperatures.  But then I sit out on our back porch all day and it's actually pretty comfortable.

 This morning I was ready for the loop run around Forest Park.  I rolled out of bed earlier than normal, especially considering today I have a comp day for working over the weekend, and laced up my shoes.  My legs, honestly, felt a bit achy, but I told myself to give it a try and I would take breaks if needed.  

 We had a well rounded dinner last night.  I made this while Mike mowed the grass.  We use one of these because it's really all we need.  In the summer I usually keep meals pretty easy, but last night it felt like we needed something more substantive. 

As soon as I walked outside and felt the morning breeze I started feeling more ready to run.  And then I started.  And before I knew it I was almost done.  It felt that way throughout the run.  The largest hill that I often dread, I was almost at the top before the exhaustion set in.  I often count to get up challenging hills, I didn't count once today.  I tried to stay in the shade with the day heating up quickly, but before I knew it I was in my final stretch.  (So much of runs are mental.  With the number of times I've already run that loop each stretch has a name in my mind.)

 This was probably the best run I've had in awhile.  And it started with me unsure how it would go.  You never know, friends, you never know.

 P.S. Fun life update: the house next to us just went under contract and we're so excited to have a neighbor (the other side is an AirBnb).  We have our fingers crossed it's the guy from Denver who we met at the open house and came back two days later to see it again.  (And complimented our lawn mower.)
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