The euphoria of hitting a goal...

It's really AWESOME. Or is it just me??

I had set a goal of doing 2 miles in under 20 minutes, at which point I could go get my pink iPod, and I hit that this morning!! 2.1 miles in the first 20 minutes, 3.2 miles overall in 32 minutes and 9 seconds. The very last part of the overall run was uphill, which SUCKED and I near hurled at the end of it all, but HOT DAMN I did it. (I now understand why people say "If you're not puking, you're not trying")

I am totally flying high this afternoon from it. Not only did I hit my 2 mile time goal, this is my 5K route I've plotted out through my neighborhood, so I also know I WILL be able to manage the 5K run in December I've signed up for, and that is a totally GREAT feeling.

I've also been doing some reading on chi/pose running - nothing terribly in-depth, but enough to get the concept of "lean in and let gravity be your friend" - this is something I do naturally going uphill, but as I was running today on the flats, I made a point of leaning in, and I could feel the difference *immediately* - very cool.

Nothing is going to get this silly grin off my face today.