The Morning Crowd

I don't do 5 a.m. Maybe I see this ungodly hour of the morning on the rare occasion when I have not yet made it into bed, but really, it's not my time of day.

That being said, in my ongoing attempt to explore Los Gatos during all hours of the day, I found myself jogging on University early Friday morning. And you know what? LG is busy this time of day! Apparently, if you are part of the fitness crowd, this is the hour to see and be seen. Joggers, power walkers, AM bootcamp people, aspiring yogis, you name it they're out there.

I get it though. The streets are much less crowded - you're really only competing with delivery drivers and garbage trucks for space, you don't need to worry about the stroller set and the window shoppers. And the near freezing temperatures make it much easier to work up a sweat without feeling like you are working up a sweat.

Everyone is really nice this time of day. The bootcampers were a ton of fun. Most of them were laughing, singing and gossiping as they worked through exercises with crazy names like banana, superman and elbow macaroni.

I don't know that I have been converted into an early morning runner, but it was a good experience. If nothing else, I have been set upon a new task - finding the newspaper guy. Apparently he cruises around in his Mustang convertible with his dog and he is one of those people that really knows LG.