Sunshine!

I woke up to bright sunshine. Hurray! I find that I am invariably happier when greeted by blue skies and the sun than to the sort of dreary, rainy, overcast days we've been having of late. I headed over to the Commons for a 5 mile run. The woods were quiet, and I seemed to be the only one out enjoying the warm and muggy morning. It was a nice run, and rounded out my week to 15 miles. The mileage and I have both slowed down a fair amount in the past 6 weeks, but despite sometimes feeling a bit gloomy about it, I am still very thankful to be out running at 22 1/2 weeks!

Flora and fauna notes: I ran by a gorgeous doe in the pitch pine area of the forest. She was only a few feet off the trail, and just stood stock still looking at me as I ran past. I said "hello, beautiful" but there was no response :-) (Yes, I talk to animals, but didn't you already know that I was a bit odd?!)