Oooh So Sore & Sleepy

Man, I am dead today! I thought it would be 'fun' to go running with my brother last night. Wow I was so wrong! lol He totally kicked my trash. First of all, I am not a good runner. I don't have endurance to run for long periods of time and never really have. I am trying to get to a point where I am able to run say 5 miles without killing over. I've been trying to train with a friend of mine who is at the same running level I am so its be nice cause I don't usually run my brains out. Last night, however, Derik ran and ran and ran and ran and ran...... I couldn't just stop and walk cause then that would mean I am in much worse shape than he is which would severely hurt my ego! :0) So I ran.... and I ran..... and I RAN! We ran 3 miles which doesn't seem like a lot to many but for someone like me who doesn't run.... IT WAS A TON!
It felt awesome to be able to push my body past its normal limit. Somewhat liberating. I want to be a good runner. Its my new goal, my new obsession really. I want to feel good about my body again. Yes, I want the outside to look amazing (who doesn't) but I want to feel good on the inside again. While we were running last night I paid close attention to my body. I could feel my lungs expanding with every breath I took, the muscles in my calves flexing with every step, my feet pushing off the cement, the momentum of my arms, my abdominals contracting, and my heart pumping blood to every part of my body. The body is truly a magnificent thing! The way everything works together..... it just amazes me!
Running pretty much consistently like we did was very hard for me. There were a few times I wanted to give up. I had to keep finding reasons to keep my feet moving forward. The music helped keep me kinda motivated but I started thinking of reasons I wanted to run. The one that I kept repeating in my head was "I want sexy legs so I will look hot in my high heels"!! Who doesn't want to look sexy in high heels or lingerie right?! For lots of women the whole reason to workout is to look good for their spouses. That is another reason I am doing this! Gotta keep the husband happy and interested! Sounds so stupid but it totally kept ME motivated! That was the BEST torture I've had in a while!