the runner's high

Being a man who abused himself quite regularly thru college, I found the promise of a runner's high very inviting. The concept of a sudden release of endorphins into my blood stream made me giddy enough to contemplate putting some Phish on the ole mp3 player when it happened. Sadly, it happened today while listening to my couch to 5 k podcast, which i highly recommend if you are trying the couch to 5k program. It plays some generic electronica while you run, but most important, it tells you when to start, when to walk, and when to rest. Being a lazy man who needs to be taught to run i find it invaluable, especially because it's free! get it here http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/
Now back to this glorious high: yeah i felt good, i felt good about myself for schlepping along in what i call my zombie run mode ( shuffling, spit flying out the corner of my mouth, occasional groans) I felt good I have stuck with it when i really haven't seen the weight loss i so desire ( i do however think my body composition is changing) and i didn't seem to mind the pain in my calves. Now i was hopping to break out into a spontaneous free flow spin of yester year chasing trails of light from my finger tips, but this wasn't to bad either.

Now for the actual training. I am running about 1.5 miles 3 times a week, but i have cut 10 minutes off of this since i started. I am pressing and squatting over 225lbs for full reps, my push ups have gone up as have my pull ups. Soon i will begin to pepper into my workout sprints and what the boxers call "roadwork" thats when the real puke should fly.
Until then see ya in the ice bath!