Friday Night...

It's Friday night... time to break out the meds and home remedies for the usual ailments - sore joints, cramps, and all those good things that go along with trying to transition from sedentary to athletic.

I needed a little extra attention today from the fine folks at PHC. Mark and Donna came to work out with us again this morning, and I stole some of her time today. She addressed my concerns, and later on in the day, Savannah called to follow up. I know we are a living, breathing advertisement for them, but their care and concern is genuine and much appreciated.

Our trainer Johnnie changed some things up for us today. As one of my teammates wrote earlier today, we have turned the first corner in our workouts. "Longer", "faster", and "harder" are the watchwords for this week, and going forward. Five minutes into today's workout, he already had us sucking wind and fighting off cramps! But it's for our own good, and we all know that. None of us wants to disappoint him - that is a bigger motivator than any repercussions we might receive as a result of a difficult week.

Two big things happened for me today - one at workout, and one at home. We ran this morning what Johnnie called "something that looks kind of like sprints", and apparently on this particular morning, I was the fastest person running. I have never in my life come in first in a footrace, and without any disrespect to my teammates, it felt pretty good to not be bringing up the rear.

I've brought up the rear, physically, my entire life. It is exhilarating to experience a different result.

The second thing was that I pulled out a shirt - almost brand new - that I haven't been able to wear in quite a while. I slipped it on today and it fit, with a little room to spare.

Tiny steps, to be sure, but steps in the right direction! It's been a good day all in all.