Noticeable Improvements

Distance:  2.55
Time:  28:06
Location:  Apple Valley to Sitting Bull to Paraiso and back

Tonight began as one of those 'hard to get moving' runs.  I stalled and procrastinated and didn't finally get out the door until close to 9pm.  But ironically once I got running, I had the best workout of the last two weeks by far!  I don't know what it was (maybe the mac n' cheese I had for lunch) but I seemed to have a surplus of energy.  I started off slow along Ottawa, but once I turned to run south down Apple Valley, I felt a vigor in my legs.  My legs felt strong, full of life, like they could carry me for endless miles.  This feeling lasted for most of the run, though after about a mile I definitely felt a bit of fatigue creep in.  However, the fatigue never got bad.  It was held at bay and I finished the run strong -- my first 2.5+ mile run since the end of May '13, 8 months ago.  Tonight's run was the first clear-cut sign of progress since my recent training began exactly 2 weeks ago.  My breathing even was pretty strong.  Everything just came together tonight, and I can only hope a similar thing will happen on the day of the 5K.  The weather thankfully has still been holding up.  It was around 50° when I set out, and it did feel a bit colder than that, but once I got moving it was a complete non-factor.  However the forecast seems to be saying rain and colder temps by the end of the week, so some adversity may be coming my way soon.  Week 3 has begun and it's off to a good start.  Consistency is paying off.