This morning I got up at 5:10am to go on my morning run. I knew it would be cold, so last night I got my long sleeve shirt and jacket ready. The wireless temperature gauge read 54°F, but I knew it had to be colder. I got dressed and checked my computer, and it said that the temperature for Cedar Park was 40°F. Starting my run, it didn’t feel that chilly. I had the hood over my head, and my iPod Shuffle cranked up, and wasn’t cold at all. It was very clear and lot of stars out. I don’t run with my glasses on, but I think I could even see the Milky Way.

I decided to run my usual 4-mile route, which takes me to the High School and back, and it was the easiest 4-miles I think I ever ran. I hardly broke a sweat (maybe the sweat just froze and broke off and I didn’t notice) and my legs were on auto-pilot the whole time. My playlist this morning worked out pretty good. There is a hill about 2/3 the way into the run, and I found that “Penny Lane” by The Beatles was a great tune for it. I still can’t figure out some of the lyrics, like, “A four of fish and finger pies” and “And tho’ she feels as if she’s in a play, she is anyway.” Maybe it’s a British thing… but the tune is uplifting and I was looking forward to hearing my favorite lyrics, “He likes to keep his fire engine clean, it’s a clean machine.” Anyways, I reached the top of the hill just as that ended and the next song was “Alone in Kyoto” by AIR. This is actually a really great running song. It is slow and contemplative, yet has a feeling of tense anticipation. And then you can hear your own breathing in the background, which makes it kind of neat. Plus I loved the movie “Lost in Translation” so maybe I was feeling like I was in a sort of mini-movie or something.