Day 53 - Breakthrough

It's a breakthrough of sorts.  I wore my first jump rope down to nothing and broke through it.  So I need to go purchase a new one today.  I decided to get up and go for a 30 minute jog this morning since I didn't have a jump rope.  A few observations: Running is a lot harder when you haven't eaten in twelve hours.  Even a slow jog.  I mean, I still felt good during and afterwards, but could tell I was missing some energy.  I also noticed that running at 8 o'clock on a Saturday morning, every other runner or walker I passed made eye contact and gave a greeting.  Every single one.  So a question?  Was everyone confident and friendly because that's the type of person that exercises on a Saturday morning?  Or are these people not normally like that, but they sense some kind of kindred connection because we're doing the same thing at the same time?  I usually make eye contact and nod at everyone I see, but I notice that on a daily basis, 99% of people avoid eye contact.  I realize I look kind of like a homeless dude right now, but even when I was clean cut I saw this.  Just found it interesting.