Outrunning my buddies

I used to have to walk and pray that my Belhaven running buddies would slow down and wait for me, or at least loop back to pick me up, but now it's the other way around. We ran 4 miles this morning, it was pretty humid and warm, but it felt pretty easy. It is worth mentioning, as we've talked about in the past, everybody has an off day, slow run, didn't feel great, whatever, but you'll notice as your fitness improves that those off days are fewer, and they're not as off as they were earlier. It's really getting to be rewarding now, it is tough getting past that "getting into running shape" stage, but once past it, the running gets fun again, and those off days are pretty much a thing of the past. They still come up occasionally, but not nearly as miserable as they were. You'll see it too, if you haven't already.