Monday. 3.1 miles in 29:32. We have a few inches of snow covering the ground here. The streets are pretty clear today, and the temps were perfect, 29°, so I didn’t even wear a jacket. ‘Just ran at a comfortable pace, and really enjoyed the run.

I was thinking about that during the run, “I am really enjoying this.” I can remember early on, when I started this whole running deal, that I didn’t always (or even often) enjoy the run itself, but was always satisfied that I was doing it. And satisfaction after the fact was always big. But at some point I began really enjoying most of my runs. I suppose this is the gift of perseveranc in running. Awesome.