More running progress!

This morning I ran my typical (as of lately) 1.5 mile run. I finished in 13.09! I literally dropped about a minute from two days ago at 14.04. I love these huge performance gains when starting something new, what a confidence booster! I took it out in a 6:42 and my second lap was a 6:27. This means my first lap was 29 seconds faster than 2 days ago! My second lap was 26 seconds faster. I'm really proud of my progress for not being a runner. My body is adapting well to the impact involved in this sport. Today, just like two days ago, was totally painless on a health level. No sore knees or joints. I think my body just needs to get used to it. I notice my back is a little sore but that one could be hard to trace since I'm doing lots of abdominal drills. I wonder how this cross training will affect my swimming... Its sort of nice being outdoors and occasionally interacting with people during my workout. Swimming is very solitary since your head is underwater most of the time! I was definitely giving it everything I had at the end, I felt like I barely finished it. I hope I can keep dropping time. I'm excited for my once a year 5k run!

Although I don't normally mention other topics, the victims and families of the 9/11 tragedy are in my thoughts today.