Hallelujah!

I am singing at the top of my lungs....well, in my head anyway. I was a little nervous to start my new training schedule today, but ready for a challenge again. So, I look at my schedule last night to mentally prepare myself for what Friday's workout was going to entail. Oh no....optimism gone....it was a speedwork day!!! I have notrun 3 miles consecutively since April 18 (the day of the 5K). I have been doing so much interval training that not only am I now supposed to run 3 miles with ny breaks, but I am also supposed to do it in a faster mile per minute time than my goal time is! Holy crow.....this is disheartening.

However....I told myself to do one mile. I got to 1 mile in 12:06, exactly what I was supposed to do. Whew...this is getting hard. I keep telling myself, just make it to mile 2. Mile 2 done and am shaving some time off my "training guide" time. Run to 2.5, oh man, this is getting really hard. Downhill slope now....just have to make it another 1/2 mile. I finished!!! With about 25 seconds to spare! I did it! My body did it!! My body did everything I asked of it and while I was drenched with sweat, having a difficult time catching my breath, and inhaling water by the gallons- I did it! I ran like a girl :)