Mile one is labored as everything in my body struggles to align itself as all my weight is thrown forward onto stiff feet that had been stationary at a desk all day.
As mile two arrives the breathing and gait polyrhythm has been established and it is time for my brain to synchronize itself with what's going on with everything below it.
By the end of the third mile everything is metronomic and I can calmly complete a mental check list: "well, neither my side or legs hurt...i don't feel light headed and my shoulders aren't tense...why wouldn't I go for a fourth mile? get going! and since your legs aren't tight, why run when you can sprint?" :)
Mile four feels so good because it's fueled purely by a mega boost of high self-esteem. There is nothing better than proving yourself wrong.
It's easy to see why people get addicted to working out...a series of mini highs that you get every time you break through a small mental barrier that tells you that you physically can't do it. Training your body to accept the power of a willful mind. Incredible.
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After a run like that it is hard to convince me that that mentality of disciplined and rational thought can't be applied to any/all areas of life (the making of decisions and completion of action).
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