Better to Laugh

It has been cold for so long!  I run inside when it is below freezing; this winter I have been running inside a lot.  Usually there are more 35 to 40 degree teasers in February.  We got a couple of those days last weekend.  I ran outside on Saturday; it felt wonderful to breathe in the fresh air!  I wanted to run on the middle school track, but when I got there, I found it still covered with snow.  So I headed back home to run on the Monon Trail, an urban greenway.  My husband had already decided to run the Monon.  By the time I ran to the entrance of the trail, it was dusk.  I was only running about a mile of the trail itself, so I wasn’t too worried.  As I got to the entrance, my husband was leaving the trail.  He said he didn’t realize it was me at first and thought, “Who is that crazy person getting on the trail at this time of day?”  Then he realized it was me and answered his own question, “Oh, it’s my crazy wife.”  We smiled as we ran past each other, and he shrugged his shoulders as if to say, “What are you doing out here?”  After he had gotten his miles in, he back tracked and ran my last 3/4 mile with me; he’s just sweet like that.   I can’t wait for more outdoor running days!