It Was…

… an incredibly busy week/weekend and I didn’t get in a third run on Friday or Saturday.  I think that’s the first week since I began running in March that I haven’t done three runs.

I felt a bit guilty about it, but I really needed to save my energy for all the other things I had to do with friends and family.

It was a VERY busy weekend.

But you know what?

The RUN THIS MORNING was pretty incredible.  I actually went out figuring to run about 2+ miles.  As you can see, I did just that! 

I hadn’t decided where I was going to run because I wasn’t sure what the humidity was going to be like before I could actually get out there.

I admit it, I’m a slow morning starter.  Because of my arthritis, I just need to get up and get moving around before I’m actually comfortable enough to think about moving out for a run.  Sunday afternoon was spent in recovery mode on the couch, which only ADDED to my stiffness.

However, I was more than satisfied with this morning’s run.  I felt comfortable – even running on the open road with traffic.

I still find it hard to believe that only a few months ago, I was struggling to run a 5k and here I am reveling in the fact that I ran 2.69 miles and could’ve gone more.  I just picked a spot and stopped then walked the last half mile home.

In my head, I went out there thinking that I wasn’t necessarily running for time – but for distance.  I knew the mileage I wanted and went out to get it.

Mission Accomplished.