i put down the pack and picked up a pair of these

those are the nike lunarglide+ 2′s i grabbed today.  i’m already running faster.  5K in september, son.

a little backstory: about a month or so ago, for reasons i won’t get into here, i lost about 15 pounds.  consuming nothing but cigarettes and vitamin water’ll do that i suppose.

once i came out of the woods i decided i wanted keep that weight off.  seeing as stress-induced starvation isn’t exactly sustainable, i quit smoking and started running.  and with every mile i feel stronger.  safer.  more myself again.

my lungs are the only thing holding me back.  i’ve been pumping them full of tar for the better part of 8 years.  now i’m 20 days out, cold turkey, nicotine free.

it feels good.

i feel good.

-srd