High Potential: Bright as the sun

Here we are again, end of the weekend and also end of the month. I can’t believe tomorrow is the beginning of October. We haven’t even gotten through Halloween and stores are already littered with Christmas ornaments!

Today was a pretty relaxed day and a nice way to end the weekend. I treated myself to some new workout digs and couldn’t wait to head out in them tonight. And believe it or not…I found an awesome lululemon construction worker orange jacket with reflective stripes that not only looked great, also made my mother thrilled that I was now visible on google earth view. I picked up a few other lulu pieces as a reward for my progress to date and to keep me motivated. How the heck could I not want to wear them running?!?!

I headed into the city for my run around 5:30 and had the pleasure of running into the sunset and a crisp fall breeze. The city was full of people outside enjoying the year’s last nature smiles. There were people on bikes, kids in wagons, lots of joggers and the most curious sight of all – the homeless man who jumped out and yelled at me. First, I was puzzled that there was a homeless person in the area I was running. Second, I couldn’t figure out how I startled him with the extreme glare generated by my jacket courtesy of the setting sun. And third, I sure was glad to see clothes under his trench coat. Anyways, I smiled but very quickly picked up my pace. The balance of the run was enjoyable but it was the first time I felt some tension in my legs. I think it was due to the weight session yesterday…what can I say we give it our all.

It was exciting to plug in nike+ when I got home. Today I managed to beat my best 1k and 5k time and have also run the farthest distance to date. It provided a great summary of the month, well since September 19 when I got the watch, and I am proud and looking forward to next month. So far this experience has been incredibly rewarding and reminds me that I am tougher than I think, stronger than I was yesterday, and have the determination of a champ.

And while it is great to think of weight and inches lost, I’m going to stay focused on everything I’ve gained.

Today's distance: 11.11 kms

Today's time: 1:12:20