Jodi’s Running Blog

Evan and I went for a gentle jog around Green Lake yesterday. The weather was splendid - it was around 50 degrees and overcast (although the morning had been quite sunny). There were gazillions (okay, more like several hundred, but still amazing!) of people out running, walking, pushing strollers, riding bicycles, walking dogs, roller blading - one would have thought by the numbers enjoying the day that it was June 10th rather than January 7th. The best part of the run was having Evan all to myself - it’s always so fulfilling to have relaxed conversations with him without having to rush off to work.

At the conclusion of our exercise episode, it began to rain. Perfect timing! Later, the day grew very cold (Seattle cold - 30s) with chilling winds and heavy rain. I was so happy to have seized the good weather while it was around.

We have been on the lookout for local races, but they seem to have come to a halt during the winter. Nevertheless, we will return to our 5ks in the spring, when, like the flowers, an abundance of them will burst forth (how cheesy!).