I decided to try and sleep in this morning, at least until my alarm went off, so I was a little late getting out the door. Unlike yesterday morning, I noticed that the northeast horizon was already starting to get light, perhaps due to the fact that there was a little less moonlight this morning and the moon was a little higher in the sky. Sitting on the front step putting my shoes on, I was happy to see Betelgeuse just clearing Mount Mahogany. Orion was on his side just as if he'd been sleeping on top of the mountain. For me, it's a sign that the changing of first leaves is not that far away (sometimes we've seen the changing colors while waiting for the start of the Provo River Half which is held the second Saturday of August).
Fairly ordinary run this morning under clear skies and temperatures in the upper 60's. I felt a few extra momentary aches and pains, probably from having practiced soccer with my daughter yesterday evening. This morning I passed 22 people including Lloyd N, Doug S and Richard L (yesterday I only passed 14, mostly going in the opposite direction).
I had to laugh at an article I read in the sports section of the Deseret Morning News yesterday. It was talking about Josh McAdams, the BYU runner who recently won the 3000 meter steeplechase at the USA Championships, followed by a win at the Pan American Games in Brazil. The thing that struck me as funny as how he was described as being so short and stocky that teammates and others referred to him as "The Hobbit", looking more like a wrestler at 5'9" and 150 lbs -- which just so happens to be my exact height and weight! I had to tell my wife about that one as she and my mother-in-law rib me a bit about being too skinny. I guess it's all relative. The current US mile record holder for the 55 to 59 age group is my height and only weighs 122 pounds.
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