morning run



So I'm beginning to think I'll never be a "real" runner.
I'm only a beginner, but I love running so far. But I'm finding it hard to take on the fixed goal mentality of genuine runners. I still haven't run a mile without stopping, but it's no longer because I can't do it physically. It's because there are too many interesting things to see along the way. :-)

One of the advantages I'm finding of running over cycling is that it IS so easy to stop and look at interesting stuff; you don't have to worry about locking up your bike or stashing it somewhere where it won't be stolen.
I usually stop only long enough to take in the way the light hits the lake, or some spring blooms in a park, or checking out an interesting sculpture I hadn't noticed before, sometimes to take a picture. But the stop is long enough to "disqualify" my run as continuous, I'm sure.
But hey, it's my run, isn't it? Or walk/run, whatever I wish to make it. :-)
I decided to go running in the morning today instead of at the end of my workday because Jodi and I are going to see the performance of "Joseph and the Technicoloured Dreamcoat" put on by Allison's school tonight, directed by Allison! Really looking forward to seeing it. :-)

Today's Blatherpics:
I took these photos this morning on my run.
![]() | Scene along the harbourfront. |
![]() | Sculpture in a (very) small park as I head through the downtown core toward the harbourfront. |
![]() | These stairs beside the Skydome mark the last big "push" in my run before heading home. There are two sets of these in a row. |

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