September 2013

This weekend I realized that the standard route we run is only 3.8 miles, not 3.9, so I had to adjust my numbers in the database for the past 20 runs or so.

Tonight we extended our run a little bit, to make a nice round 4 miles. Nora definitely noticed -- she's not crazy about changing the route and of course the run took a little longer. Since we also started late at 6.45 pm it was very dark outside. The lights on the stroller work well. The last remaining lights just arrived today, so we'll try them on our next run.

We took Utah from Fairfax Drive to go back towards Washington, a next time we should probably take 2 streets over since the sidewalk on Washington is quite narrow.

In the morning we went to Clarendon Day, and after Nora had lunch and went to bed, I decided to go for a run. It was the first time in many weeks that I ran without Nora and it was a little bit sad! When passing our usual highlights, there was no little voice yellow "ven-ti-la-tor" or "motor" or "Wash, Lee!". Anyway, she'll be awake in two hours and I'll give her an extra hug... but I won't tell her I ran without her!

It's faster though, running without the stroller. The weather is also great for running today.

We ran a little longer, without exactly knowing how much.

Since I didn't run in the weekend we went out on a Monday evening. It's getting colder -- Nora had her white shoes on.

She's a great motivator. When I ask: "wil je water?" (which also allows me a break!), she answers: "nee! rennen!"

This weather is so nice! Good run. First time the LED lights are really useful, it's getting darker quickly.

Another fast run tonight. First time I ran with the blinking light on the front wheel.

When I drove home I realized I was very excited about going for a run with Nora. It's become more and more special, since we have more and more conversations during the run. Nora likes to point things out and it's fun to anticipate those with her. Things we see:

On Sunday Nora and I ran our route super fast.

A nice and fast run with Nora, 41 minutes. Weather makes such a difference. It's less hot now.

Ran with Nora, started at 6.15 pm. It's still light when we run, but I started trying out some lights.