Day 4,174—Going to Bed Early—

 

     I was falling asleep at 8:15 p.m. while trying to help my kids go to sleep. I normally would stay up for about an hour with Sarah after everyone else is asleep, but last night I went to bed at 9 p.m. At first, I thought I would pass out as soon as I lay down, but I didn’t go to sleep immediately. When I first woke up this morning, it was 2:30, and then a few times it was closer to 3:30. I didn’t get up until a little before 4 a.m., and I felt refreshed. It was amazing that I woke up too early a few times.

        I wasn’t motivated to run, but I put on my shoes and went outside. I couldn’t decide what I wanted to listen to, so I didn’t listen to anything. The streets were quiet, and I didn’t see any other runners out by the park. I bent down to take a picture, and another runner started running towards me. I stepped to the side, but it shocked me to see someone else at this exact moment in time. They weren’t wearing a headlamp, so I wondered if they had just started their run.