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September 13, 2006

So Long, Summer

It's official: summer is on its way out. Since I've gotten back from vacation (details coming soon!), I've been wearing long sleeves and a jacket to work. Last night, I took the air-conditioner out of the bedroom window so I could let fresh air in instead. The biggest change, though, is that the amount of daylight is slowly decreasing. I can no longer run in the mornings before work, as the sun doesn't come up until I'm just about ready to leave. It's been that way for a few weeks now, which has been a bummer, but I've had enough daylight to run in the evenings after work, so I didn't worry about it too much.

Sadly, that's no longer the case. With darkness hitting the Chicagoland area around 7 p.m., I've only got time to run after work if I leave right on time and don't hit any major delays going home. Even then, it only gives me an hour or so of daylight which isn't always enough. So, this week, with great sadness, I've taken my weekday runs to the treadmill.

Yesterday was an easy 4 miles and... man. Running outside all summer has spoiled me, because those 4 miles took forever and every minute of it sucked. (Not helping was the fact that I didn't run at all during the 10 days I was on vacation, so I've got a little bit of catching up to do.) Looks like I'll be appreciating my weekend runs even more from now on, because no matter how awful the weather might get, I'll still be outside.

Don't get me wrong - I love fall. I love the cooler weather and the turning of the leaves and the crisp feel of the air. I just wish it all came with 16 hours of daylight.

Posted by Dawn at September 13, 2006 01:46 PM

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Posted by: Full Metal Lunchbox at September 14, 2006 08:31 AM