Why can't everyday be like today?

The weather was absolutely perfect today. Sun shine, and a cool breeze. When we left the house it was a little above freezing. We finished somewhere around 40 + degrees. The park was full of runners, walkers, bikers, rollerbladers. It was a very positive running environment. So why couldn't I get myself to that normal "high" I feel when I finished?

I was thinking of our first "oh my, there is no way I'm gonna be able to run that far" moment and it was at the first 9 mile run about 4 weeks into it. I can't belive how far we've come since then! No matter how this all turns out, we have that feeling of accomplishing something we didn't think was possible, 6 weeks in a row now. Sometimes that feeling fades but we need to work hard at trying to remember what that felt like so that we can strive to feel it again.

This whole experience is meant to teach us new things and to challenge not only our physical strength but our psychological strength. Mind over matter, sticking to it through the rough times. It sounds so cliche but it's what keeps me going each week. Once we've finished this, no one can take it away from us.

Baring serious injury, I'm gonna cross that fininsh line on April 10th if I have to do it crawling. Now off to recover from today's run and prepare for next week. Maybe I'll watch Prefontaine like we did in highschool before each major meet. I can always use a little Jared Leto to inspire me to do great things!