Two questions!

I find myself sitting here asking myself two questions tonight.
1... How did I manage to motivate myself to train today?
2... How did I manage to train so well?

I had a fairly busy day at work, and was asked by Graeme, 'had I sold my soul to the devil' as I was doing so well at the moment. He was making me a slice of toast and marmalade with a cup of tea when I came in, and I think without this I would have not got myself out of the door. I told him I felt tired (as in sleepy tired, not achy or anything) and he told me to go and put my running gear on as I would love it once I got out of the door. This made me laugh as I announced that I don't always love running once I'd got out the door... sometimes when I'm not in the mood I don't like it at all!

So, I got ready and went out. The first mile felt great...and the second...and the third. To be honest, it was the best run I have ever done by way of feeling comfortable and strong. Everything felt good... my legs, lungs and the weather was totally perfect. It was overcast with a gentle breeze and nice and cool. I worked harder on the hills and inclines (in my attempt to get fitter quicker!) and was only slightly out of breath when doing this. I got home to see I had averaged a 9.30mm which is a personal best for a training run. My 10K PB is only 5 or 6 seconds a mile faster and I had felt bloody awful during that!

I had a break where I had my recovery shake, a tuna sandwich (which the dog had some of) and a cup of tea. After about half an hour I did my 10 minutes on the rebounder. I felt quite achy and tired in my hamstrings and back during this, so when I somehow came downstairs and got straight on with my core and powerbreathe sessions, I was amazed to find I had started the evening not wanting to do any of it. So... 2 hours worth of training done, and I'm absolutely knackered now. (But very pleased with myself).

And I'm definitely losing weight. I looked at myself in the mirror this morning and got a shock at how different I am looking. All the hard work is starting to pay off. I have read recently about power to weight ratios for running, so losing bodyfat is a good thing (as long as you don't lose muscle mass!). Hopefully I won't lose any of that!