Running

I actually ran out side today for the first time in a couple of months.  I think we are through the worst of the summer heat over here.  I have been noticing that my walk to the gym in the morning has been accompanied with a slight feeling of chill.  So last week, I decided that I would start running outside again.
Of course I haven’t been running at all in the gym.  There are three treadmills, but alas, all we have here is the Iraqi gym, or rather the shared gym.  And with the Iraqi soldiers using the treadmills, they do not last that long.  Of course the fact that they were probably factory seconds, or what we would call seconds in the states doesn’t help anything.  So the last of three treadmills gave up the ghost last month sometime.  So I have been doing my thing on the elliptical.  Sure you can burn some calories on those things, but it’s easier for some reason than running.
So I went outside this morning, and it was comfortably cool outside.  The air had the typical Baghdad malaise in it, but the birds were chirping away cheerfully. (You have to love the birds)
I ran for a grand total of 26 minutes.  I little more actually.  My knees are not going to thank me later today.  I think they actually rebel.  We’ll see though.  
A couple of the Iraqi platoons were having their morning football match out behind the HLZ like they always do, and there were a couple other American soldiers running the .6 mile running look with me.
I didn’t turn an ankle, or otherwise hurt myself, so I’m glad for that.
The morning was beautiful, and blue, and hazy, so I guessing that day is going to be ever so hot and scorching.

~Josh