Yes, I'm gobsmacked!! I can't believe how much my running has improved in 6 weeks. We just got back from our Saturday long run and I can't get over what a difference it is from the first one.
We've been running the same route from the station down to the beach and back (yes up and down the BIG hill!) each Saturday and this morning we beat our original time by 27 minutes!!
My whole running regime is two short runs (12 minutes - walk 1 minute, run 1 minute) on Tuesday and Thursdays plus this long run on Saturdays (walk 1 minute, slow run 1 minute, faster run 1 minute). That's it!! And today I could actually enjoy the run as opposed to the near-death experience I had on the first day.
I know that training is supposed to do this. I KNOW THIS!! But for some reason, it feels like a miracle for me. My body is actually running relatively happily. I have no aches and pains. My body is truly improving and getting stronger every day and I'm barely doing anything!!
I do think that it is kudos to this natural running thing. I think that my body LIKES the movement. It is only doing me good. There is no pressure or strain on my joints - no pain at all.
I once told my friend who is a holistic health practitioner that part of training is tearing down the muscle so that the body will grow it back stronger. She thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure if I think that that is true. I think that with the proper exercise the body could only build without having to tear down."
I think that this is what I'm experiencing!! I think that my body is just getting better - no suffering (well a little during the runs :)) - just improvement.
Well regardless of why, it is SOOO bloody exciting!!
I am so going to love this running thing!!!
