Somehow that's neither here nor there

A few weeks ago I decided to run a 5k. I've wanted to for a while, but never really thought I could do it. I've always been a good sprinter, never much of a distance runner. But, believing in the mantra that you can do anything you put your mind to, I decided to pick a race and sign up, so I'd have a goal to work towards. So I did- and for the last 2 weeks I've been training. Today I hit a milestone- and I'm pretty excited about it. Probably more than I should be. :) I finally bought a sports watch so I could time myself and work on my pace. Right now I'm doing about 2.25 miles each time I run, and thanks to my new watch I've discovered that my current pace is just over 9 minutes/mile (approx 9:08). Obviously I have a long way to go... but my inital time goal is 35 minutes for the 5k- if I can keep up this pace as I increase my distance I should be able to do it easily. Yay!

Like I said, probably more excited than I should be. But it's a big deal for me. I'm actually really starting to enjoy running- that's something I never thought I'd say. But there is something so peaceful and intimate about it. Maybe intimate is the wrong word... but I can't think of a better one at the moment. Right now I am enjoying it WAY more than the gym stuff that I've been doing for the last couple years.

It's the little victories in life... :)