Saturday morning run

Yesterday morning I did something completely out of the ordinary for me. Completely.
I went for a run.

I woke up naturally at about 6:00am  (I KNOW! ON A SATURDAY?!? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!) And obviously to try to counteract this freak of nature, I tried to get back to sleep.
But I couldn't.

And because my bed is situated right below my window, I decided to open my curtains. It was still fairly dark outside, but it looked lovely. Peaceful and quiet and still.

Then, I saw someone walk past my house, just casually as you do at 6:30am. And I thought what an amazing feeling that must be to be out in the complete silence, with nobody about at all.

Then something happened to me that has never happened to me before. I got the urge to go for a run.

I know! Who AM I?

It was actually more like 6:50am by the time I left the house, but I still count that as very very early!

Running at that time was absolutely fantastic. Although it was quite a nippy autumn morning, I didn't get cold because I warmed myself up. I cannot quite describe the feeling of being out at a time like that. It made me feel totally alone, like I was the only person on earth, but in a really really good way.

There was this one bit where I ran down a little hill, and with the wind in your face and hair and biting your skin, going full pelt... literally no words to describe that.

It doesn't matter if you get hot and sweaty because there is no one to see you. It doesn't matter if you break the silence with your ridiculously loud panting because there is no one hear you.

And it's beautiful. Everything is so still and untouched, it's like the first morning when the snow comes. I tried to take some pictures on my phone, but they're pretty blurry due to the fact that I was on the move (sorry!).

Running (and any exercise actually) also makes you feel so awake and happy (and also kind of smug because you've done something amazing hours before anyone else is even up!) Running at that time in the morning just gets you so ready for the day. The only thing better, that I can imagine, is running as the sun comes up!

So, if you're anything like me and you hate to run, and hate the words early and morning, then maybe you'll have a complete change of character like me because it's amazing.

I'm really going to try to continue running, for all of the amazing benefits.

Uh oh! I've just made that commitment and now I can't back out.




See you soon!