Something has changed, for the better, but it kind of crept up on me

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Today's Run

Last week, on Thursday, I had set up my training schedule so I would only have to do a short 3 mile/30 minute run, in the interest of not overly stressing myself before the race. But when I hit that mark, I had no interest or desire to stop, it wasn't quite like I felt that I was just getting started, but I did still feel fresh and strong. So I kept running.

This has all crept up on me, but I have increased my minimum runs, now to run less than 4-5 miles doesn't feel like I have gotten very far. It's odd, and if you had told me a couple of years ago that I would be at the point where I considered a 5K race to be a short race I would have thought you were disturbed. But that is what is happening, I mean I am not a marathoner by any stretch, but I have reached the stage where 3 miles just doesn't feel like a huge number at all any more.

I know it's all a process, and if my goal is to run longer distances this will happen, and eventually I will reach a stage where today's 6 mile run feels like a short run. But to even think that, or to get my head around the idea that I will reach that point is great, but very strange.