Oceanport 7 Miler

It was a beautiful day for running. Ironic, but beautiful. See, the weather was perfect. Blue skies, sunshine, perfect temperature for running capris and a T-SHIRT. Yes, a t-shirt. It was glorious! I threw on my trusty hat, grabbed some old school massive headphones of Brad's, placed a funky pair of sunglasses on my head just in case, and headed out.

And as I was running, this is what I saw. More and more sad damage. People still pumping out their homes. Entire contents of people's homes on the street ready for some mechanical mouthed garbage truck to devour them. Trees through houses. Power lines down. But still I ran. People gave me some pretty weird looks, and I felt pretty silly for running during a time like this, but sometimes you just need those endorphins. I ran from my house to the Long Branch beach, and noticed that Monmouth Beach is now open to the public. I briefly hesitated, considering running down that strip of the barrier islands, but decided I couldn't handle much more destruction, so I made a right instead, headed over to 7 Presidents' Park, and then looped home. I was blasting Bob Marley, pretending it was summer, and pretending the Hurricane never happened. It almost worked, if not for the shards of glass, random fence pieces, and sand everywhere that created an obstacle course for me.

All in all, I ran about 6.5-7 miles. I'm not sure which, but it is definitely the longest I've run since January when we ran the Charleston Marathon. A small penny in the bucket in comparison, but I am declaring myself in full marathon training mode. Here is the t-shirt design I think we are going to go with; if anyone is interested in purchasing one, let me know :-D Pricey, but you'll be advertising for a good cause! Stay safe out there, and I know a lot of people have lost power again. I lost power twice today. So good luck!