Photo taken by 2HBCT, 1CD
On these fortunate and magical mornings I get to wake up at 4am because in the Army they like to hold the first formation an hour and a half before any running actually starts.
Oh, Army. Standing around is especially fun when it's 50° outside with 15-20mph winds. Why was it 50°? Because that's how Army luck works. The last two weeks have had highs in the upper 80's and were BEAUTIFUL, yet on the day we all have to stand around in shorts and a T-shirt the temperature drops 20° and the wind picks up. In the military whenever something big is planned, Mother Nature throws you a curve ball. Anyone that has served can attest to this. At least it keeps things interesting.
Aside from freezing my butt off this morning, I also discovered that the mystery traffic and constant car accidents right off post that make it IMPOSSIBLE to get through the gate in less than 40 minutes are caused by people in my division. That's right, even rolling up to post at 4:45am there was a car accident that caused congestion and made it a headache to get on post. Not only do these fender-benders cause traffic right by the gates but because of the size of post it cripples the entire town! So that's always fun...
After sitting in traffic and standing around, we finally got started on our run. I brought my phone and turned on my Nike+ app so I could track how far we ran, and at what pace (hint: they're always slow). Then I got my little feet moving and started to get some feeling in my hands after about a mile. At the same time, my nose decided to turn into a leaky faucet. Thanks, sinus infection.
After running in a stop-start, slinky fashion for 45 minutes and using both sleeves as tissues (gross, I know), we finally finished. I pulled out my phone to check out the stats and noticed that right as I started my run, my app decided to pause itself. Yeah, that's just my luck too.
Aside from having a raw nose from blowing it so often and sore calves from running so slow, it was a fun morning. No one looks forward to a division run, but seeing THAT MANY PEOPLE running and calling cadence is an experience worth having.
After sitting in traffic and standing around, we finally got started on our run. I brought my phone and turned on my Nike+ app so I could track how far we ran, and at what pace (hint: they're always slow). Then I got my little feet moving and started to get some feeling in my hands after about a mile. At the same time, my nose decided to turn into a leaky faucet. Thanks, sinus infection.
After running in a stop-start, slinky fashion for 45 minutes and using both sleeves as tissues (gross, I know), we finally finished. I pulled out my phone to check out the stats and noticed that right as I started my run, my app decided to pause itself. Yeah, that's just my luck too.
Aside from having a raw nose from blowing it so often and sore calves from running so slow, it was a fun morning. No one looks forward to a division run, but seeing THAT MANY PEOPLE running and calling cadence is an experience worth having.
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