My Running Progress...If you can call it that.

I've been trying to get out a few mornings each week and running along the coast. I say "trying" because sometimes it's just too tempting to curl up under a blanket (or lots of them) and watch the fog roll in with a warm mug of coffee.
I have a few favorite routes so far, one 3 miler that takes me along the coast from Carmel to Toby's school and back, and the other along the Monterey Coastal Trail.
This week has been sunny and warm-ish, so I've used the time while Norah and Toby are in school to go out and explore.
On Monday I saw these guys sunning themselves:



I think they like to take advantage of the sun shining as much as the next guy.

And today while I was out jogging I saw one of the moms I've met from Toby's school. She was pushing a jog stroller and offered to run with me back to my car. I told her I was in "training" for the half marathon in November, and any motivation would be a big help. She said there is a group of moms that run together on Sunday mornings and that they all did the half marathon last year. How cool is that? Hopefully I'll get to run a few times with them before the race comes -- all too soon -- in a few months.