Welcome spring...

It seems official. Spring has sprung in our area. The temperature is up, and the snow is down. It's time to get out and start enjoying the days.

Mady and I took full advantage of that today. We loaded into the jogger stroller, and went for a nice long run this morning followed by a wonderful little stop at the playground. It was nice to get out and breathe in the fresh air. It was so crisp, so fresh, so inviting. It was like taking a first breath of life. No smoke, no toxins, just clean air. These early runs in spring also help your body flush out all the leftover winter blues and sicknesses you may have lingering in your body. You hear fellow runners coughing and sniffling, but still enjoying themselves.

Running is a blessing and a curse around here. It's a blessing for many reasons. The exercise, the joy, the get out and go, and the enjoyment of a beautiful day. It's a curse for an even more important reason...the smells. Don't get me wrong, i love the smell of a crisp spring day. But when you are running through the streets of town, and all you smell is delicious Italian food and baked goods and fried food. C'MON!! Even the strongest of wills will falter. It's just wrong that it has to smell so good. And you wonder why we try to run out of town on the highways?!
It's definately getting to be a tough workout though, running pushing Mady with me. She isn't the feather she was last summer. But. Maybe this will make me run faster when it's just me, or me and the dog?! One can only hope.

Bring on Summer!!