Many professional long distance runners would understand this perhaps better than I do. It's something most psychologists and medical professionals call "the runner's high", a state of mind where all the senses just calm away and your body just becomes a well oiled machine. If you felt cold before; it just stops feeling cold and starts feeling great, knee hurting; just stops and feels great, etc. only when one stops you feel these 'barriers' coming back slowly but thankfully adrenalin is a powerful drug.
Today I am kind of proud to say that I am starting to crack the 9 minute/mile barrier which is kind of a big deal considering I haven't been running for many weeks (this religiously). I am telling you the great sense you get when you just see things zooming past when previously you used to slowly see them come towards you and thinking 'when is it going to end?!', now I say 'already over??'
Hope you guys are having a great start of year!
Thanks for your contributions so far to the Half Marathon Charity I have set up =)
Mark
I leave you with a great new song I found perfect for that awesome bit of juice during the run ;)
Kasabian - Days are Forgotten
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