"Good!" he said, which was more or less true.  He had stayed up later than he should have done, and the crazy dreams he had had used up perfectly good sleep time that might have otherwise been better used, with the result that he was feeling a bit groggy and out of sorts.  However, it was better to get into a good routine now, in order to get his biological clock used to it.<br/><br/>"Alright, I was thinking that we'd just take it easy, this being our first time."  He squinted down the beach, where the early morning sunlight reflecting off of the breaking waves caused a blinding glitter of light.  "Maybe we could just go a mile or so?  See how things go?"<br/><br/>And with that, he was off.  He jogged at an easy, leisurely pace, hopefully one that Beth could sustain.  He had no intention of trying to outstrip her; rather, he was hoping to turn this into a fun ritual activity.