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Because of a lunchtime meeting today, I decided to get my four miles in before work for the second time during this training program. It is a surreal thing to be running (a) that early, and (b) that soon after waking up, and my dilapidated legs didn't really get the joke after eight miles Wednesday evening.

Running in the dark does make you feel fast, though. And it was cool to see other go-getters out exercising that early as well.

The darkness and low temperature this morning both served as reminders that, despite the persistently warm daytime highs, autumn is on its way. Soon I will start trying to catch falling leaves instead of letting low hanging ones brush my head as I pass (which for some reason always makes me feel like an ancient Olympian). I totally dig fall running, which as you might guess has a totally different feel than spring or summer running, and I'm happy that this whole endeavor is set to wrap up in what may well be my favorite month of the year.