Running In The AM

On the mornings when I can actually roll myself out of bed and into my Nike's, this is what I get! Not too shabby, eh?! My pooches, Healy and Rooney, live for mornings like these - the sun shining and the sand between their little paws (or big paws when referring to Healy) - too bad they also bring the beach into my lovely apartment... Did I mention how much I enjoy cleaning? Yeah, because I hate it! But say the word "walk" and my doggies are at full attention and raring to go. How can one deny Healy's big brown eyes and Rooney's cocked head? Well, I guess that's what keeps me getting up and going! One of the things anyway. I actually enjoy running, that is, once I'm out there. So much so that I ran a half marathon this weekend.... without real training... not so smart, but I did it, and I did much better than I expected. My cousin, Whitney, made me sign up for the Nike + Women's Half Marathon in November and at the time, it sounded like a great idea. Basically, December snuck up on me and running went out the window; Billy's family came to visit, then Christmas and New Years... How do my no-time-for-running excuses sound??? I was all set to conveniently forget the date of the race, when my darling Whitney called the Thursday before to make sure I was still running it. Obviously I said I was, so I did, never mind that my longest run since signing up was that day. A whopping 8.5 miles three days before the looming 13.1. It's a good thing I have a secret weapon and her name is Scottee. Couldn't have done it without her. We had an "enjoyable" run and finished with an unexpected ease. Yay! Now I'm thinking the Santa Ynez Half in May... It's ends with wine tasting... Sounds good to me! Nothing like some vino to motivate! Anyone with me??