I went out running this morning, just me and the pollen whooping it up! Either I've gotten really fast, or my GPS messed up. I completed my first mile in 8 minutes 29 seconds, although I think it was really about 10 minutes 29 seconds by the time I made a mile. And I completed my second mile in record time: 6 minutes and 21 seconds. I've gone from turtle slow to Superwoman Fast! Or--my GPS stunk today and couldn't figure out where the heck I was going.
I'll go with Superwoman fast, because I'm always an optimist and rarely a realist. Today was my Challenge day to run 2 miles and according to Endomondo I ran 2.65 miles in 21 minutes and 21 seconds. I'm thinking I ran about 2 miles in that time, but who knows. I'm just glad I got out there and ran.
Running is such a challenge for me every time I do it. I have my breathing on track, which is half the battle. I don't feel like I'm huffing and puffing or dying, but most of the time one of my muscles in my legs or calves start to tweak, and I want to stop. Today, I felt the best I ever had running. I let my mind run through the list of items I had on tap for today. I worked on plotting out a story in my head, and at one point it didn't feel like I was running at all, it just felt like I was going somewhere.
I really do think the key to running is to get your mind out of it. Release yourself and your tension, the way you do with Yoga. You have to find a way to not realize what you're doing while you're doing it. Make it second nature, like the words flowing out of your mouth when you're speaking your naturally-born language.
I've been there before, and I'm going to get there again: this time without injuring myself!
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