Getting back on track

My running funk have turned a corner because I realized, as I ran my three-miler late this morning, that I would rather be running than doing anything else (besides hanging out with my wife and my daughter, which has a strangle-hold on first place on my list of druthers.)  I certainly preferred running, on an ozone alert day even, to sitting in a cubicle, staring at a computer monitor.  Oh, if I could only get paid [what I get paid now] to run!  How awesome would that be?  Unfortunately, it seems you have to run really fast do live that dream, unless your name is John Bingham, who still runs faster than I.

Spring is the season for day dreaming and planning and marvelling at Possibility.  What races will I run this summer?  How many trail miles can I log before winter?  What will be my big running goals for 2010, now one-third over?  Would Amy and Dan put me up if I decide to run the Flying Pig next May?  Which of my other friends live in or near cities with big races I'd like to run in? 

Recent Victories: 

1. Yesterday, I could have slacked off, since my legs were somewhat sore from Monday's fiver, but instead I chose to do 30 minutes on a bike.  
2. Today, I could have chosen not to run because my late morning commitment ran long, and I had to return to my desk by noon to take a call, leaving me little time for running.  Instead of doing nothing, I easily squeezed in three miles and made all my work commitments.  

A week or two ago, I would have made the wrong choices, but now I think I am back on track. Oh yeah, speaking of track, I need to think about re-starting my track workouts.