A Cold Run in the Snow

Woke up at 5:00 am, not sure why, but after finishing Three Cups of Tea (I resisted that book for awhile because I thought it was some sort of self-help book, I'm a dork, but it was really powerful and inspiring), I headed out for a rare 45 min morning run instead of 30'. There was about an inch of snow on the ground and it was still snowing and dark. Whenever I see snow swirling around lampposts in the dark, I think of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, when he first pushes the back of the wardrobe and stumbles into another world. That was magical. That's a bit how I felt this morning - the guards walking slowly in their long coats & earmuffs were reminiscent of an earlier era, there was barely a sound out except for crunching snow and almost all houses were completely dark. Anyway, to break into such reverie, this morning I heard Terry Gross interview Don Rickles. Talk about a contrast.

Yesterday the team went to lunch and I was happy to have a good Chinese spread w/lots of meats and fish and vegetables. It was delicious. And last night Monsieur le Chef Tony made chili, which was great too. And I'm completely obsesed with Dave Glick's observation that if you run a bunch of miles in a week (25 or more?), you can stop obsessing on diet as much. So I'm trying to compute this, and also thinking maybe I should shoot for a goal, like a half marathon. He's heading for the rock'n'roll in SD in June...hmm.........