"You don't need to walk!"

This weekend I ran a 4 mile fun-run with two girlfriends. I didn't know what to expcet but set out with the intention to "just have fun" and not run for time but to just run for the love of it. It was a beautiful day after having experienced temps in the 100's the days prior. We started out with at a decent pace, I could tell however that one of my running mates was getting increasingly faster and faster and rahter quickly. I tried to noticeably slow my pace in hopes that she would too- I knew I could maintain that pace, but could she? By the 1.5 mile mark there were requests to slow and walk for a while...I encouraged that walk request to be more of a let's just slow down a bit. We continued our pace, only slowing a time or two and a quick speed walk for water and finished right about 38 minutes. When we finished I felt so proud of my two friends, which I consciously noticed was a strange emotion considering I wasn't expecting to be proud of my friends for not giving in to the want to walk.
That morning reaffirmed my desired to do more in the field of our/my health. I have always been very interested in our bodies and how to help them perform at their best through the fuel we give them to the ways we use them everyday. We'll see where this goes- I'm taking this a day at a time, opening myself up to the opportunities that present themselves and creating opportunities for myself. I think that if we are "awake" to what the world is saying to us we are more able to see what we are meant to be doing.
Tomorrow- meeting with my friends Carissa to learn more about what her trainer is doing for her cardio/weight routine and to learn more about real clean eating. Exciting stuff!