i have a confession to make...

I hate running.  That's it.  That is my confession.  I hate stop cuddling my husband and dog in the morning to get out of my comfy bed to go and run.  I hate having to put my evening on hold, when I don't get out of bed to go run.  I constantly wonder why I am doing what I am doing - that it would be so much easier to just give up.

When I start to run I constantly think of ways to finish my run early.  I could put off the run I was meant to do to today, tomorrow.

But I do it.  I do it because I want to improve.  I want to get faster.  That, and the fact that after I finish I run I feel my absolute best.  There is really a runners high.  I always thought it was meant to happen during a run, which I guess it does.  I've had it occur once or twice.  But I always feel great after a run.  Maybe not right away, but give it 10 minutes and I feel like I can conquer the world - or at least my next race.

If you want something, you fight for it.  I want to be faster.  So I get out of bed, I put my evenings on hold and I run.

This evening was 5 x 800m repeats.  Something necessary for getting faster, intervals.  And I did them successfully!  I almost died at the end, but I am so happy that each one was faster than the next.

This is one of those reasons I keep running.  The feeling that I gave it my all, and I succeeded.  Running is one of those things that you get out what you put in.  And in a way, that is also why I love it.

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	53:58.7	6.00	9:00
1	10:35.0	1.14	9:16
2	3:55.8	0.50	7:52
3	2:48.5	0.25	11:14
4	3:51.7	0.50	7:44
5	2:44.9	0.25	11:00
6	3:50.2	0.50	7:40
7	2:45.1	0.25	11:01
8	3:48.5	0.50	7:37
9	2:49.4	0.25	11:18
10	3:48.1	0.50	7:36
11	2:38.6	0.25	10:32
12	10:22.8	1.11	9:23