Clear skies, slightly warmer than yesterday morning with a full moon in the west. Temperatures in the high 30's or low 40's. It was fun to go out this morning with the moon out and the cooler temperatures. Legs felt great except for a little tightness in my right calf. It was beautiful running around the pond in Highland Glen park with the moon reflecting off the mirror surface. I really felt invigorated. As I came up out of the park and ran behind the high school, I paused just before turning onto to 48th West to watch for the International Space Station. It started out pretty faint in the northwest as it was over western Oregon and got progressively brighter as it climbed overhead. Within a couple of minutes it passed between Sirius and Venus and disappeared behind the mountain. It was cool to realize that the astronauts up there had traveled from Oregon to Colorado in just a matter of a few minutes, more than 200 miles overhead. After that I pushed the pace back home as I had to leave early this morning to drop my daughter off at the airport (and just because I felt good). Luckily I could see well enough through the trees along the creekside path to avoid stumbling over something. | 