Gone and Not Forgotten!!

I had a fantastic morning!

I woke up at 9am (yes, that is extremely late for me, and I actually got 10 hours of sleep). When I got out of bed, my quads and glute felt significantly better. Should I run, or should I not? Mind you, I've run 2 miles in the past two weeks, and in my mind my legs have forgotten any previous spring strength they had and part of me is thinking, "Why bother. Why run again?" But I poked my head out the door and was greeted with a cold blast of air.

Well, hell. I have to run now.

So I geared up (sans fuel belt) and away I went from the front door.

WOW! I had the best run I've had since May!

Mile 1- 12:17
Mile 2- 12:20
Mile 3- 12:20 (starting to get tired, amazed I kept an even pace for 3 miles)
Mile 4- 13:10
Mile 5- 13:17
Mile 6- 13:20 (cool-down run, needing water and food)

My average mile was a 12:47, something I haven't managed to achieve on a 6 mile run since early May (according to my Garmin). And I haven't been able to hold a 12:20 mile consistently since then as well, which makes me happy!

I guess my body hasn't forgotten that much. Maybe the two weeks of non-running also helped heal my body (although the Tae-bo Boot Camp did its fair share to keep it in nonrepair).

So, I feel better again. I just wish the weather would stay like this so I can consistently get more runs this good in. I'll probably have to wait until November, though.

Cheers!