So lying in bed last night my wife asks me if I was actually going to get up this morning when my alarm goes off. Yeah I said as I grabbed my phone to set an alarm, "I will believe it when I see it" as she turned over to go to sleep. "What do you want to bet?" "Nothing because you are not going to do it" she shot back. Well I had all I needed to motivate me to an early rise the next morning that is for sure!
So I rolled over and somewhat quickly went to sleep after a rather rough night at work that left me worn out and relaxed in my nice warm comfortable bed. This wonderful slumber and rest was violently interrupted by the sound of music blasting from my cell phone at 5:00am. Yeah I know I set the alarm but I don't think anyone is ever excited to be woken up by an alarm especially when deep into sleep. Once I was over the anger that the alarm had caused the next thought that crossed my mind was my wifes lack of faith in me from the night before.
I rolled out of bed and immediatly felt the same soreness in my throat that I had felt the past two mornings I had woken up. The same remedy would be applied as the previous days and that was a good helping of vitamin C water before my run. I got my clothes together and got dressed for the run that was awaiting me. A rather funny sight I am sure was me literally digging through our shoe bin looking for my running shoes...yeah I know sad huh?
I opened the door around 5:30 only to find it was still pitch black outside and I could not even see the path below our house let alone the road that I had planned on running. So I closed the door and sat down and did a little bit of reading while finishing my bottle of water. Once the clock was a bit closer to 6:00am I once again made my way to the door and opened it up to find the horizon glowing with the anticipation of the sun rise.
So my run begins and surprisingly enough I found myself feeling pretty good physically. I made my way around the nearly mile loop with one foot in from of the other and feeling pretty good the entire way around. I had selected my tunes on my ipod prior to starting as well as put to use the stopwatch feature. Now lets make it clear I am not planning on setting any world records in this running quest. However I do want to see improvements and see the results that come in this endeavor. So I made it around the loop once and glanced at the clock. 8:51 I hit the lap button and stuck it back into my pocket as I started the second lap. The second lap went nearly as good as the first as I at one point even felt like going for a third lap. I of course do not want to burn myself out right off the bat so I restrained myself and only completed 2 laps on the nearly mile long loop. I reached down and hit the stop button on the ipod and read the glowing screen as it read 17.58. So I could be really upset at the time seeing how in high school my personal best for the 2 mile was 12:09. But I cant get discouraged on the first day after going so long without running. I mean my body felt good and I did not have to stop and walk the whole time so over all I am satisfied with my first run of this quest.
On top of finishing the run my music stopped playing from my ipod just as the sunrise began to ascend over the hills and the peace of the morning came as a calm reminder of what I miss every morning with my eyes closed. I am fortunate to live in a peaceful secluded area with a river within a few hundred yards from my front door. So I found myself just standing there watching the sunrise and listening to the river flow. For a few moments I was the only person in the world and there was not a worry or thought in the world that could interrupt it. If every day of running continues like this one I am in for an amazing journey.
