It's In the Air

This morning was the first time I have felt that "autumn breeze." You know, that feeling in the air where you can just tell the next season is coming around the corner. I have already professed my love for fall, so I won't go over that again, but the steady breeze this morning with just a hint of cool-ness to it as I was running just a bit before 6:30 this morning was perfect. 

That being said, today is supposed to be blazing of course, well into the 90s. I think there are some thunderstorm predictions, so that could help bring down the temps just a bit. 

It surprised me that I actually saw only one person walking their dog when I was out running. No other life forms existed down the long stretch of road outside my neighborhood. Luckily the pleasant air kept me excited enough to keep running even though I wasn't distracted by watching other people or waving to them as I ran by. 

I've been stretching in the morning too. I found a pretty good (I think?) guide on Runner's World for stretching. I'm about as flexible as a brick so it's unbearably painful for me, but I'm getting better due to yoga and running. Success!

I keep writing about the distraught nature I am in every time I go for a run or have to work out, which is extremely lame since my younger brother is leaving for the physically grueling collegiate experience at Virginia Military Academy on Saturday. His life is going to consist of "sweat parties" at midnight, marching for hours on end around the Drillfield, getting his head banged in playing football, and oh yeah, studying so he survives being a pre-med student. Poor kid- let's hope he survives. Just kidding, he's going to be fantastic.  My parents and I are really excited for him but he is going to be exhausted. It's sure as heck going to be a far cry from the college life I had at Virginia Tech, that's for sure.

Welp, 74 days till the race- Lord help me.