One of those people...

So, I've become one of those people. One of those people who gets up at what would be the crack of dawn if the crack of dawn up in these parts wasn't 7:45 am. I was up this morning at 5:45 am, pulled on my running shoes and an ear warmer, grabbed my ipod and headed out to run for 30 mins. It was pitch black, minus maybe three street lights. Not a soul was up and at 'em yet. There were a few cars with their engine on, warming up because the streets were icy and the windows were frosted over. I could see my breath as I ran intervals. It was freezing. I made the mental note to wear longer sleeves next time and tuck them into my gloves. I ran down my street, did a loop, ran through a park, circled around the parking lot a few times and then back home. As I was running through the park, two dogs started yapping at me. I started to visualize a montage of me running over a period of days, having a few run-ins with the dogs, then later throwing treats at them to make them stop barking, eventually having them get so used to me that they wouldn't make a sound when I ran by. Uh-oh, now I was becoming one of those people who visualize movie montages in their heads. But all in all, the run wasn't too bad. I liked the solitude. I liked the silence. I loved the darkness. I loved the large full moon overhead that illuminated my path when there were no street lights around. I liked the feeling of being so productive so early in the morning. So today was day 1. Let's see if I'm able to do the same on Friday and keep this up. Maybe one day I really will be one of those people who just like to run. Only time will tell.