This time last year, running was what I did to feel productive. During my job search, running schedules kept me active, disciplined, and aware of what day it was. I took great joy in the exertion of running as it gave me a place to direct my surplus of energy and attention. The increased level of overall fitness was a nice bonus as well. As work picked up and I had more and more things on my plate that I could pursue to be productive, my enjoyment of running waned. I met

In the past couple years, I have begun actively trying to embrace the 2-4 weeks in both fall and spring in which the weather is flat out beautiful. In North Carolina, we're not guaranteed more than that span and the weather is liable to swing from glorious, 65-70 degrees and sunny to oppressive cold or heat within a couple days. There will be some nice days sprinkled in throughout the season, but they're rarely strung together in the same way. As fall officially began a cou