Oh my oh my, I just had one of the best running workouts ever (limited by the fact that I was indoors and on the treadmill of course) I ran 3 straight miles around 8:30 pace, took a break, did some abs and weights, and then jumped on and off for 3 more miles, 7:10, 7:20, and 7:25, heehah!
I think this spurt of treadmill energy is due to the enormous load of sweets I've eaten between yesterday (Halloween) and today (the day after Halloween-even more candy!) Seriously, the sugar in my veins just propelled me to run like crazy! And I was enjoying it! I think I'm going to have sugar more often now.... :)
Having a good workout is one of the best feelings in the world. For me, there are two points in every running workout, the low point and the high point. The low point generally hits me at about 3 minutes into the run, where I think I've run a mile only to realize I've barely run anything. This low point can stay with me for quite a while. If I'm doing a larger run, my high point doesn't really start to hit me until like mile 3, and then, for whatever reason, I get this absurd burst of energy, one second before my legs feel like weights, and the next second it's like I'm gliding. I figure this is my runner's high, I only get it after running for a while, but it is so worth it! I feel lighter, I start picking up my pace, such an awesome feeling!!! I only wish it didn't take me 25 minutes or more to get to it!
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