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August 16, 2006
early morning
Running before work in the summer is wonderful. So why is it mid August and this is my first time doing it. Why? Because of the inventor of the snooze button and the radio alarm clock. If these two things were not in my life I could probably get up ... maybe .... almost certainly. Snooze is just too easy to hit, sometimes I don't even remember doing it. I have now mastered sleeping through the radio if I don't have enough energy to wack the snooze for the 4th time.
This morning I didn't hit the snooze, I got up. I am still on a quest to increase my weekly mileage, and P and D would be waiting for me. This is the single greatest reason to have running buddies. Guilt.
At 7 am, the sky is clear, the temperature is perfect and no humidity. We got 5k in, then I dashed home and got ready for work. I've felt awesome, energised and frankly very pleased with myself all day.
So the Dixie Chicks were great. Apparantly I've been living under a rock, I didn't realize their lastest song "Not Ready to Make Nice" was about the Bush comment ... I thought it was about relationships ... duh. It makes you listen and hear it differently when you know the motivation behind it. A couple years ago I went to a Dido concert, before she sang each song she explained why she wrote it. It was great, you feel this personal connection to the words, understand the story a bit more.
I got an email from a friend I used to work with in England, she has just moved into a bigger house and invited me to stay ... maybe next April and do the London Marathon! Thinking about it!
Posted by Ali at August 16, 2006 6:17 PM
Comments
I am a snoozer too, my husband isn't, he is up as soon as the alarm goes off.
The London Flora Marathon is on my list.
Posted by: bridget at August 17, 2006 6:32 AM