"Satisfaction"

I'm glad that I finished my 190 kms on Saturday, or it would have tempered today's sense of accomplishment.

Again I had little sense of confidence when I headed out for my long run.  It seems my legs are always tired now, and this morning they were clearly still rubbery from Saturday.

But that just didn't seem to matter!  It took me a couple of kms to get in the groove but then it was clear sailing.  Quite frankly I was shocked!

At times I felt like I could run forever.  I ran 31 kms (the plan was 30), and it was never in doubt.  Not just that, I ran faster as the day wore on.  I could have gone even further, but in the interest of my achilles I decided to leave it at that.

I hope all this means that I am building my endurance to a new level.   I feel very, very good!

And when I got back the mail lady had delivered  my reward!

What do you think?

And while the mail lady delivered it, it was in actual fact a gift.  And while I am so immensely grateful for the helmet itself, the real gift my benefactors gave me was the permission to feel like I deserved it.  I don't think there is a healthier combination of feelings than gratitude, combined with a sense of just desserts.  Thank you Ky!!  Thank you Deb!!  I love you both.

And while it may look like just another helmet to you, I can assure you that it is something special, in that it is light, well ventilated, and  aerodynamic.  But more than all that, the thing fits my funny Rooyakkers head like a glove....or perhaps like a wooden shoe!!

run 31 kms, 2:45

"Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life."---Arnold Bennett

Love
Peter