Early Bird

Got out of the house at 5:20 this morning. There was no practical reason for doing this other than to meet Mike, a runner-neighbor I met over last weekend, for a spin around town. He had to be at work by 8. We kept a steady pace for most of the run, just enough to make me a little winded during conversation. The sun came up just as we began, though temperatures were very comfortable. Traffic was still mellow at that hour. Funny that when I mapped the route it came to exactly 8 miles. Including warmup and cooldown, about 9 miles in 1:11:47.