A day made better!

Last Friday will be forever unforgettable.

Mr. Martin, a teacher in Lakeland FL, set foot for a run.  A run longer than most can ride a bike.  A run almost twice the distance of a marathon.  A run where you set out before the sunrises with intent on running til the sun sets.  A run where you change your socks, take in thousands of quick calories and drink oceans of water.  A run for his kids.  A run for his students.  A run to raise money and school supplies for his classroom.  Friday was a day made better.

He made it.  50 miles.  It was 90 degrees in Orlando, Florida on Friday.  And he ran 50 miles in it.  Raising money, $15,000 in school supplies and gift cards from OfficeMax, for his classroom.

Awesomeness!

22-Degree halo

Believe it or not, I enjoy running on the beach.  (Anna, not joking, I LIKE it!)  It brings calm and peace to brutal exercise.  Also, a great way to explore lengths of beaches.  Today's run, especially good.

Saw something I've never seen before.  A rainbow-like ring around the sun.  A ring around the sun?  IS THE WORLD ENDING TODAY?  Sure isn't.  This is what it is:

A 22-degree halo occurs when the sky is filled with cirrus clouds which are between 3-5 miles up in the atmosphere.  Because the clouds are so high, they're cold.  And sometimes contain ice crystals.  Thus the 22 degree ring is because of the suns' refracted light through the hexagonal ice crystals.

Much more common than I expected, as it was a bit new to me at first, can happen over 100 days in a year!