Today I had a long run of 8 miles. To be honest with you I really love a long run like that. Why can’t marathons be 8 miles long? I’m not saying this because it is super easy or anything like that but I think 8 miles plays differently on your mind than say 13 or 15 or even 10. Whatever the case I got it done today, I was a little late because for whatever reason I decided to be up half the night so I slept in. My family makes it back tomorrow so it will be nice to not be a lonely hermit anymore, now I can be just a hermit. It was a nice and slow 8 miles today, I didn’t push it at all. I think that happens to me when I don’t do my runs bright and early in the morning and they don’t start until mid morning. I don’t even like 8 o’clock race starts, they seem too late. Not much to write about today except that I don’t have many aches and pains and I feel like things are going well. It is also starting to warm up here a little, at least for a few days. I am hoping it melts the ice on the road in my neighborhood. If so I am headed back outside earlier than expected. That can only be good. As long as the temperature is not below zero and there is no ice there is no problem. It isn’t often where you hear people happy about going outside and enjoying the weather at 40 degrees Fahrenheit but that is us right now in Wisconsin.