Like the old saying goes, the third try's a charm! Or in my case the third town. I started off my German adventure in Gauting, then Starnberg, and now I am living in Munich. I loved my time in Gauting and Starnberg because those were the times I got to experience Germany and it's German-ness to the fullest! However, moving into the city has helped me pave my own path here and I am finally starting to feel like Munich is my home. It's actually preeettyyy old news that I moved to Munich but as of May I've been living in a new (and incredibly awesome) apartment with my boyfriend and we LOVE it! We have everything we need within walking distance and there are some really awesome places to run which helps me out tremendously with my marathon training! This morning I did an easy 5 miles along the Isar and even though it was raining I loved being out there with all of the other fitness nuts at 7am.
People always tell me I'm crazy when I tell them I went for a run at 5am before going to work but it's my favorite way to start the day. Plus, some of my favorite memories are when I've gone running in a new place. The first snow fall in winter in Boston or running at the wildlife refuge where I volunteered in Australia and saying good morning to the Kangaroos and Emus before the sun came up. I stumbled along the most awesome running trail during a road trip in Surfer's Paradise, Australia and mapped out my favorite routes in Sydney when I was getting my master's degree. Trail runs at Sandy Hill Camp in Maryland and beach runs in Ocean City. I used to admire the houses of the extremely wealthy along lake Starnberg and now I'm learning what Munich has to offer. You really learn about a city or a town when you run through it and you learn a lot about yourself when you challenge yourself to run long distances. So, while some people view the perfect morning as one where you get to sleep in as late as you want, my perfect morning involves lacing up my running shoes and logging some serious miles before breakfast.
"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the
years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it
always comes back to where it started. It comes down to
self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." -Steve Prefontaine
