Running toward a goal is a LOT BETTER than running away from a problem.
As of 01/01/2013, I started jogging. I haven't done that since my 20's.
Picture this, 6 am on a cold Michigan morning, pitch dark save the street lights. Temp 18 degrees, spitting snow, windchill of 6 degrees. Pavement half snow covered. I'm out there in a fluorescent green Nike hoodie and a new pair of New Balance cross trainers. Strobing LED armband so I don't get hit by a car. 'Overexposed' by Maroon 5 on the iPod. Did about half a mile, walked another half mile.
It was FUCKING AWESOME.
Running toward for once, not running away.
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Sounds like a wonderful natural high. 
My running days are over.
But I have to run at an indoor track. I just can't take the cold air in my lungs. I'm proud of you for setting a goal and sticking to it! 
One is at the Y. It'll do in a pinch, but 20 laps = 1 mile so you can see how small it is. It seems like you're always in a turn and the turns kind of slope down so it's a little hard on the knees.
The other one is at the college and if you're a member of the Y you can use their facilities. That track is much better. 8 laps = 1 mile and the surface is kind of soft. You can really tell a difference.
I just found an old Bee Gees cd at the thrift store here for $3. I downloaded it to itunes and loaded onto my shuffle. I kind of laugh to myself thinking if some of the 20 year olds at the gym knew what I was listening to they would be rolling their eyes.
