Here I Am As Promised - A Couple Days Late

Okay so I keep promising to put up something with a little more substance, and today I'm finally going to keep my word.

I guess today is kind of my commentary on Friday night's run.

I really have no idea what got into me that night, but I guess everything just had happened perfectly. It was mostly sunny, with some spotty clouds, it was cool (probably about 70 - 75 degrees Fahrenheit), the crowd wasn't crowded, but it also wasn't empty. I really didn't want to be there to be honest. And I felt horrible during my warm up jog, and didn't think I was going to be able to do anything. My calves were tight, my breath was short, and my shins kind of hurt.

But I finished the warm up anyways, and went to go stretch. Did my usuals and then gave it a start. I thought at first I wouldn't really go all that far, but I'd do my usual two laps and see where that led me. Usually I still feel really good in the middle of the second lap, but I always want to die by the time I reach the top of the hill at the end, but this time I felt okay. I crossed the line to end the second lap before I realized I did, and thought well, I'll just keep going and see what happens. And then once again I crossed the line of the third lap before I knew it, and I was almost back to the parking lot where my car was. It was about an eighth of the way through when I stopped. And it was just a few minutes walk back to the car, and I had caught all of my breath by the time I got there.

Now the real question is whether or not I can repeat that until the end of the month. I'm heading back today to see what happens. Wish me luck!