For the first time this year, I finally went and ran with my running club. We had 8×800’s last night. Normally I would try and keep up with Mel, pushing myself to run around a 7 minute pace. Last night, Mel was sick. I ran with Emily, Shanna and Christine the whole time. We stayed at around an 8 minute pace. Although I didn’t get the normal feeling of exhaustion and accomplishment from the normal interval runs, I was reminded of how amazing running is. It didn’t seem like a chore anymore. I have been having troubles motivating myself to do my workouts, although I haven’t skipped any, it gets hard to run them alone. I loved every minute of my group run last night. We chatted and laughed and I was reminded how amazing the people I run with are.. every single one of them. Running truly is a blessing: from the health benefits to the outstanding people I’ve met along the way. I am so thankful I decided to try out a running club on June 1st. 🙂