there's nothing like a snowy, pre-dawn 8 miler in 10º weather to start the day off right! thank you, morning run, for getting the good vibes flowing. after that, i sat down, started working through my dissertation notes, and am in a much better place. all hail the running gods! for dissertation wisdom and for guiding me through week one of sixteen. 22 miles down, several hundred to go!

onward.