Lovin it

It's working! I'm getting up earlier...or at least easier.

Still I wasn't out of the house until after 6:30, but I'm getting better. Hopefully by the time the kids start back at school, I'll be getting up easily at 5:30!!!

I ran Westville & Pointed Rocks.

It was a fresh, sunny morning. The usual wildlife dawned my attention...birds, deer, turkey, cats, dead snakes in the road...

I waved at 2 security workers and noticed that when my fingers dangle instead of curled up into fists, people driving by think I'm waving at them. They, in turn, wave at me.
What a nice girl...so friendly!

My muscles are getting stronger. This I know because of the burn. I am running more frequently these days and my body is having to get used to it. A burning sensation in the back of my legs means I'm pushing them. Pushing hurts, but results in stronger muscles or sometimes injured muscles. I'm rooting for strength. I can tell the difference. It's all in the burn. Burn is good...but flat out "damn this feels like the worst bruise ever" is pain. Pain signals injury.

I don't feel pain. I feel burn. Push it Kathy, push yourself harder!
That is what I hear.
That is what gets me out of bed.
The burn.
I could live without this mornings half a banana floating in my throat...but hey, ya take the good with the bad.

Ignore the bad. Focus on good.

7 runs so far this month! Not to shabby. Let's bump it up a notch...or 2.
I'm so loving this!