A pleasant surprise

A wise person once said that without the bad days you wouldn't have the really good days. Today was an amazingly good day, especially considering how bad things have been recently. I was dreading my run today. I had a horrible night's sleep last night, the weather was gray and cold, and I was expecting more aches and pains when I hit the road. I was about a quarter mile into the run when I realized I felt fine. No tightness, no hesitant steps, no wincing. It was awesome! I was running for time today, not distance, and as I neared the spot where I usually finish up I got another surprise... I still had 10 minutes on the clock! So not only was I feeling great but I was running fast as well. Of course, when you're running for time and you go faster that means you just have to run farther. Not exactly a reward. The end result was a 6.7 mile run with 8:56 splits. Like I said, an amazingly good day.