Something happened today. Today, I was at peace with my run. I actually enjoyed it. I stopped because my husband started to wonder if I was ever coming back, not because I was tired or because I was finished. I could have kept going. Nobody is more surprised at this than me!
It was a perfect day for a run. It was cool and partly cloudy. Just perfect for a short sleeved shirt and long pants. I waited until after lunch when the big boys were playing outside, the baby was working, and the husband was piddling around in the garage. I had a pretty big lunch, so I put on my shoes not quite sure how things were going to go. I decided to stay in the neighborhood and planned for 3 laps. As I got to the end of the warm up walk, things felt so good I decided to try a new interval today. I set my watch for 2:30/1 intervals and I took off.
The running gods were smiling on me today. The 2:30 passed quickly. I didn't even look at my watch. I just ran. I wasn't short of breath and my legs didn't hurt. When the walking intervals came, I caught my breath quickly and felt like I was walking at a pretty good pace. I passed my house the first time and decided to do the next lap in the opposite direction. I ended up doing two laps "backwards" and then added a fourth lap in the usual direction because it felt good.
4 laps in the neighborhood! I didn't even think about my pace until I got back home. I looked at my watch and it seemed like a decent time. I know my typical finishing time for 3 laps, so I wasn't quite sure what "normal" looked like for 4 laps. My husband did some quick calculations for me. TODAY'S TIME WAS AWESOME!! I almost did a happy dance in the middle of the street. I broke a 12 minute mile. I was fast today. I was fast and it felt good. I could have kept going and it still would have felt good.
Runs like today's run make me look forward to the next one. Runs like this make me feel like I can really do this half marathon thing! I'm almost disappointed that I ONLY have to run 3 miles for my "long" run this weekend.
Today's Stats:
3.44 miles in 40.27 (11.7 minute mile...yep, that says 11.7!!!)
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