I am a runner!

Ok, so I tell myself this all the time. Positive thinking, right? But I've never really felt like a runner before today. Every Saturday I always start out with a 10-15 minute run as a warm up. Sometimes I do intervals, sometimes my knees can't take it and I quit early. But never before has it been easy. Today it was just easy. No pain, good pace, and I just kept going. I would get to these milestones and think, I should take a break now. But I felt good, so I just kept going. And then it became, how far can I go and just keep feeling good? Almost a full mile! About .8 of a mile to be exact. Then I took a quick walking break and ran the rest of the 15 minutes. Not only was it progress, but I can't get over how great it felt. Running has not come easy to me. It does not feel good, I never enjoy it. Until today! I officially declare myself a runner who enjoys running! :D And the pace I set was perfect for a 12 minute mile, which is all I need to pass the test. My personal trainer is out of town next week, so Monday I will run at lunch time, assuming it doesn't rain. There is a 2.5 mile loop near my office and I think it's the perfect training ground. Todd runs it twice in about 45 minutes (show off :p). I will be happy when I can run it once in 30 minutes. So thrilled with my progress today!! The rest of my workout was awesome as well, but this was by far the highlight of my day. Now I'm taking the weekend off due to everything being closed for the holiday, but after today, I really feel like I earned this break. :)