I ran.

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Anyone who knows me well or has followed my blog long enough knows how much the title of this post means to me.

I decided I was going to do yoga after breakfast today and I did then just before the cool down portion of the DVD I got hit from behind HARD with the craving to run. I literally said out loud "I should go for a run" and then a huge giddy smile ce across my face and I said out loud and LOUD "I'm gonna run!" Like second nature I put my running shoes one, dug my hoodie out of my closet, plugged my head phones in to my phone, stuck it in my pocket and out the door I went. When I got to a pavement outside and hit "shuffle" on my iPhone the freedom and pleasure of running flooded me and my eyes nearly filled with tears. It's been over a year since I've ran, but today I ran again and as much as I used t despise it, today it was amazing. I don't know how far I went and it doesn't really matter (although you know I'll look it up), it was cold, I was cold, there was snow and ice and I slipped here and there, I sweated, I got out of breathe, and I took walking breaks here and there (intervals are good right), I got tired toward the end, my lungs burned, and it was a little challenging to climb the stairs when I got back, but dammit I ran!!! All around my little town, to the park, then down the hill past the grocery store, through neighborhoods, sat the mechanics shop, the church, the bars, antique shops, and the best meat market ever, but best of all I ran!!!!!

And as I ran all I could hear were the foot steps of my boot camp running buddies from a couple years ago. I could hear Tina in my ear telling me to pump my arms and my legs would just follow. When I turned a corner and hit a straight away and focused on the corner where I was going to let myself walk I saw Tiff, Tina, Julie, Mindy, Shelly, and Emily cheering me on. Those girls will never in a million years know how much they mean to me.