I managed to get up at 6:30 today on my birthday. I almost felt like a little kid again, getting up early to open my b-day presents, but no wit is get up early to go running while it is cool. And it was really cool this morning, 57 degrees. It was really nice. I was a bit worried that we would have smoke from the CA fires. It was overcast this morning, so it was hard to tell. I didn’t have any problems breathing or anything. I guess it was supposed to stay up in the jet stream at like 8ooo ft. Supposedly we can look at Mt Hood today and it will appear yellow. So anyway, I celebrated my birthday with a 9+ mi run this morning. I was getting pretty pooped at the end, it appears that 8 miles is my comfortable limit. Anything further is pushing it. Being that I don’t really want top do more miles until I shed some pounds, I’ll stick to 8. It takes me about 1:15 to do it and I don’t really have much more time to go running. Though there is always an earlier time on my alarm clock…

So good start to the week on miles, I’m close to 18 already. I think I will take off a day tomorrow to do the general re-coop. Plus this way I can sleep in a bit as long as our cat Edie doesn’t wake me up yowling for cat food.

I’m starting to think about a new pair of shoes. I find the best way to get shoes is to buy last year’s model on sale. Many deals online. I even bought a new pair of shoes from ebay once at half price. Turned out they still sit in the box as my podiatrist has me on neutral shoes as opposed to motion control. Actually he says I could alternate, and not use my orthotics with the motion control. I should try it. Otherwise they are just gathering dust. And like most running shoes, they are too ugly to wear around (even though worn-out running shoes is just about all I wear these days.)

OK, my buddy is bringing me a beer for my b-day, so I will end this.