On the Road Again

It was a great day to be on the road again.   Since the 2010 PEI Marathon, the farthest I've ran has been 400m during my Crossfit workouts.  Today, Becs and I did a 7km run together.  Gosh it felt good to have my running partner back.  AND now she's gone again:(

Running has always been a mental challenge for me.  I hate feeling uncomfortable and like I can't breathe.  Today was no exception to this but what I noticed has changed is my reaction to the uncomfortableness...  I stayed calm and positive - knowing that in a mere 10-15mins the torture would end and I'd still be alive.  I guess I'm used to feeling uncomfortable at Crossfit, so this run was no big deal.

The run today was a testament to how awesome Crossfit is.  I have not trained my running and today I could run at a faster pace AND push through.  It was not pretty (red faced, sucking wind like no other) but I did it.  That's all that matters.  I'm in much better shape as last season it took me approx 2 months to work up to that distance.  Did I mention how much I love Crossfit?..

I definitely need to run more often now - just to get the body used to the impact again but I am confident that this year's marathon will be better than the last.  My goal is to shave off some time in the 1/2 and judging by today - this will be possible..