Yesss.

Running Log:
Today: 4 miles
Yesterday: 5.5 miles, 100-meter stride-outs
Tomorrow: fartlek 1-2-3-2-1

I had an awesome run last night. A-w-e-s-o-m-e. I felt great mentally. Physically, I was hurting a little in the beginning, but after a couple miles I felt SO good. Sigh.

I didn't go out until almost 9 o'clock, which I thought would be scary because, hi, I don't like the dark. Or strangers. Or strangers in the dark. But it was actually really good. I weaved in and out through the city, across four of the main bridges and through campus. I brought my cell phone in my iPod arm band, just in case (since I DON'T have an iPod).

I left for my run after a two-hour phone conversation with The Fiance - and let me tell you, talking on the phone is not something we do very well. But last night we had a really good conversation, and I felt great afterward - which made the run that much better.

During the last stretch of the 5.5-mile run, I still felt strong, so I added in the 100-meter stride outs. All with NO shin pain. Well, a little shin pain in the beginning, but it subsided. And for extra entertainment, I got howled at by a girl in a passing car, some guy quacked "AFLAC" as he drove past, and an out-of-towner at a bar celebrating "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" took my picture as I ran past. Yes, good day, sir. Fancy a girl covered in sweat?

Bizarre.

So when I got home, I tried the whole soaking-in-a-tub-of-ice-cold-water thing, and it felt goooood. A little chilly, but my legs loved it. Then I iced my shins, hopped into bed and watched another episode of Dawson's Creek.

FABULOUS.