mornings

Mornings have always been my favorite time of day. I remember being very little and waking up at 5 a.m. on the weekends to watch "Bullwinkle" while laying on my monkey pillow. I remember all of the Christmas mornings that I would wake up early with mom and we would drink coffee and open up gifts to each other. I remember hitting the practice rooms at 6 a.m. in college because that was the only time I could make it. Mornings brings a sense of renewal and rejuvenation.

I was always a morning exerciser. I love hitting the gym first thing to get it over with and jump start my day. As I have grown into being a runner (only since August) mornings become a must. It's too hot in Miami to run at any other time of day! You ask, "How can you get up at 5 and go running?" "You are insane!" Well, I'm not insane. When you know that your friends are meeting you at 95th and Collins at 5:30 (you know because of the onslaught of morning text messages that say, "r u coming" "leaving now" "tired but still on my way"). You can't let your friends down and you can't *gasp* stand them up! Then there is the other thing that gets you out of bed. Although it's dark now you know that in 30 minutes you are greeted with this . . .

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you'd be there too.

Talk about a Good Morning! When I see this I immediately consider how many Glory Be's I should recite! Runners are so blessed in Miami. Yeah it's super hot and humid, (a wise runner said, "think of it as a free facial"). The views can't be beat. The gorgeous sunrises over the Atlantic, the sand shuffling underfoot, the other early risers taking advantage of the morning, You'd be up early too.