A nice run to start off February

I had a very nice run this morning. The usual 6.2 miles.  I don't know if it was the extra stretches last night, or the weather this morning. The run was just great, during and after. Temperature was hanging just above freezing, but it was raining for about half the way which turned to lighter drizzle after with a breeze of about 8-10 mph.  The temperatures these days are way above normal for the season. It should be in teens and lower F this time of the year, but no complaints about having a nicer temperature.  It was very pleasant from the get go.  Gentle rain against the face was a very welcome change from chilly wind.  I didn't look at the watch the entire time.  Just focused on steps - one thousand, one thousand, one thousand... every three steps.. I took care to shorten the stride or not to over stride uphill so as to not put undue strain on the hamstring but it didn't feel bad at all to begin with. The warmer weather over the last few days and the rain this morning had melted away most of the snow on the shoulder. Open areas still had snow cover, but of much much lower level than the 33 inches that fell a couple of weeks ago.

After about three miles it started feeling really nice. I felt lucky running against all those cars passing by - commuting to work - while I was out there enjoying the morning. Passing cars were slowing down where shoulder was narrow, and some folks actually went to the other side to give me more room when they opposite traffic allowed.  Really nice people. I waved at cars that were extremely generous in slowing down or leaving room.  Very fortunate to have a short commute. After about 3-1/2 miles it was beginning to feel a little warm with the rain jacket and two layers inside, so I removed the head cover of the rain jacket and pulled down the zip front to the upper mid level of chest to let some breeze in and cool down the body. I can still feel my foot strike the wet road in the light rain under cloudy skies! I can still feel the expansion and freshness of the lungs which you feel after a good workout that is not too hard, not too easy either, but just the right level - the Goldilocks zone.  I wish every run felt so nice.

Have a great day!

If I can run, u can run