Running

I have a new running friend. It's Chris. We've run twice now and both times I'm extremely proud of how awesome he is and extremely frustrated that he's so awesome.

He ran 3 miles with no problem. He never asked to walk. He kept up. Playing hockey really helped. We averaged around a 10:25. I knew he could go faster but I didn't want to injure him on our first run.

Then...
this morning we ran together. He was running what I normally run for the first mile. Thankfully he slowed down 'cause I can't have him out running me on our second run. We ended up averaging a 9:09. I looked back and that took me 4 months to accomplish.

I'm so impressed! I know it's not about how fast you run, it's just that you are running. I just feel like I've worked hard to get a faster pace and keep it and he jumps right in close to where I'm at.

I think I'm going to enjoy having him run with us.