Early to Rise

I could seriously get back into this early morning running habit. I went early again today because thunderstorms were forecast beginning around noon and lasting the rest of the day.

I was up early, sucked down some Gatorade, dressed, and was on my way by 5:15. Since the schedule called for 5 miles, there was no need for solid food. My right ankle was a bit stiff, so I suffered with that for a while, but by the end of the first mile I was moving fairly well and felt good the rest of the way.

So tomorrow is a rest day and Saturday is 22 miles. At this point I'm actually looking forward to the 22 miler.

Oh, and the storms never showed up. I keep thinking how afraid our Schnauzer always was of storms.