But why Daddy?

This morning was a beautiful morn, and it seems summer has finally arrived on the Central Coast. It was warm and clear and breezy. The first couple days of summer were so cold due to the heavy marine layer...as the man said, " the coldest winter I ever spent, was a summer in San Francisco"..read Monterey Bay, but alas a very pleasant day to run.
We had a nice dinner party the other day,...Father's Day as a matter of fact..., and as is our wont talk turned to health and exercise. Some of the guests said they were starting to exercise again or needed to get back to it and lamented the fact that they sit at the computer to check out just one more Web site...and the window of opportunity to get up and stretch it out is gone...and that my dear friends is why I run first thing. Life happens during the day and oh so many things can get in the way or small items can become big enough excuses to inhibit one from gettin' out there.
I am often asked how and why and what is the toughest thing about doing it...running only on days that end in Y. But why Daddy? Many years ago in a galaxy far far away I was a single parent dealing with the trials and tribulations of life and needed to get some exercise for both my physical and mental health. As I had little ones at home and no money to speak of I needed something that would fit...and not impact the fam. So 5 am running it is...was...and shall always be running. It works so well on so many levels. The dinner guests all agreed that doing your exercise first thing in the morning makes an improved life. It is obviously good for the cardio-vascular, helps clean the pipes...for those of you that challenge yourself and are list makers, you get a big ol' check mark, sometimes before it is even light out. For those of you climbing some corporate or social ladder, it gives you a leg up on everyone...cause trust me there is very little competition on the track at that hour of the morning.
So what is the hardest thing about getting this done a 0'dark-thirty...? I always say the first step. Once you turn off the alarm, if you can just get one leg out of the bed you are on your way to a great run...