Runner By Day....

Sometimes I find myself wondering how dedicated I am to making a healthier lifestyle for myself. Do I really go the extra mile or try to get by with the bare minimum. I've always had a great ability to make excuses and rationalize away any blame or shame coming from my own conscience. This morning I got back in from a run and I think I've convinced myself I'm no longer making excuses. I typically run between 5:15 and 6:00 AM. this is usually the coldest time of day. This last weekend I wanted to get in a quick jog in the morning and boy was it quick, it was only 18 degrees but I still ran for 10 minutes. Yesterday morning my thermometer said that it's 33 degrees but the weather man says the windchill feels like 22 degrees and I ran for 30 minutes. Today the weatherman says it's 30 and feels like 25 degrees and I ran for 20 minutes. I find that my decisions to tackle my run regardless of weather is encouraging because the winter is still very young.