Runner's High

Earlier this year I made a New Year's Resolution to get fit--not only for my health, but because Track is coming up and I don't want to start out the season on horrible shape. Yesterday I decided to get right on that and exercise. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and I actually liked it! I planned it all out by time, not distance: I would run for an entire song straight [which is on average 3.5-4 minutes long] then walk for about a minute, run for two songs straight, walk for two minutes, run for three songs straight, then walk for three minutes. After the running, I worked on my upper body and all that cool stuff. Then, I did the running routine again except in reverse order. About half way through this I was about ready to give up: my legs ached, my lungs burned and I had a huge headache. But I kept pushing through until it stopped hurting...a runner's high. It was an amazing feeling, you should try it sometime. Endorphins rock. I think it's funny that you have to get through the worst in order to get to that feeling. Of course, when you're all amped up on your accomplishments, you forget about the inevitable pain you will experience the next morning...