World's Worst "Morning Person"

I have got to take the cake for the world's worst morning person. Really. Maybe you don't know me so well, but mornings are my enemy. Especially now that it is so dark for so long in the am. Ramiro has been out sick, so instead of waking up at 8am, I've been waking up at 5 and working his earlier shift, and mine. I started off trying to wake up earlier to do my run in the morning, but I started to bonk around 2pm - and my shift doesn't end until 6pm, so I was craving sugary snacks and caffeine all afternoon. I solved the problem, or so it seems. Today is an experiment. I didn't run yesterday morning. I made it through the work day okay. I was antsy when I got off work, but went through with errands, etc. I ended up running later last night because I couldn't bear not to - I felt like I had so much energy and stress that I wouldn't be able to get to sleep if I didn't. I went out into the pouring freezing rain ....... and ran as fast as my fat little legs would carry me......and I had an absolute blast. There is something about running in the rain that just speaks to the kid in me.. and it is absolute joy. This was a totally different experience than waking up early to run and not really feeling the "call" to run, but feeling "compelled". I ended up having a great run, with barely a moment of walking, and back at my front door a half hour later, breathless, soaked, bright red, and thankful. After a hot shower - I felt a ton better and slept like a baby. Now for the experiment - how will things go today? First thing first, this schedule leaves more time for coffee and coffee = less grouchy. :)

Before I forget to blog about it, I'll add that this past weekend I went camping with friends and had an AMAZING time. I did a lot of hiking and felt like it was some excellent cross training. My friend's dog Schmoo and I cleared the way through the woods, traveling as fast as we could still be "walking", overlooking the gorgeous beach below.