early morning runs | Little Miss Sunshine State

So, although it was officially a “Teacher Work Day” I took Friday off to go for a run and disconnect before tackling the daunting task of creating the schedules for my middle school students for next year. Once I’m done, though, I’ll be completely off for the summer! Good thing is, my work day starts later and my office will be quiet and calm.

I decided to celebrate the end of a great year by doing my routine 7 mile run and follow it with a veg-out session at the beach. I may not have run it fast but, I went out there and did the mileage with no excuses. My reward was that I had gorgeous views of the beach and practically had it all to myself because of how early I arrived after my run. Summer-time, I missed you!

Check out my splits!

And other gorgeous views of the beach 🙂

Although it is never a happy moment to see a dead animal, I have to acknowledge how privileged I am to have seen this in person.

Every Saturday morning, I wake up early and run with my group by the ocean. During these early morning runs, I have been lucky enough to observe all kinds of beautiful scenery and animals such as red foxes, raccoons, cardinals, pelicans, gulls, you name it. But this whale is a first.

The whale did not die because he was beached. His cause of death is unknown but she was already dead when he got washed up. Below you’ll find more info.

http://www.local10.com/news/dead-whale-washes-up-along-shore-in-boca-raton/-/1717324/23866398/-/u0ly88z/-/index.html