Chi or Chia?

I just got back from an amazing run on the snowy streets of Reno. I was only planning on doing 4 miles, and I wasn't planning on doing it easily. The snow was coming down pretty hard and I had 6 hours of class today, so I wasn't feeling too energized and pumped for this run. The first two miles were very rough. They were straight up hill, climbing almost 500 feet. It was also very cold and I hadn't eaten more than a donut and a can of chili today so I was not feeling strong and knew that I should probably not be running. As soon as I finished the first two miles uphill, I got to turn around and come down the hill, and that felt amazing! My legs started to loosen up while my stride tightened up and I stopped fighting my own body and began running like I should. I took a deep breath and just kept going as fast as I could, turning this run into more of a meditation session. I kept breathing and running, and there was not a fiber in my body that wanted to stop. I was pulling off an average pace of 7:20 minutes per mile (which is fast for me), and I felt great. I completely stopped checking my watch for the distance of my run so far, and I just let myself run and my enjoyment grew with every step i took, with every pedestrian I passed.

I ended up running 4 more miles on top of that, which was the easiest 8 miles I have ever run! I do not know what to think... could it be

that my Chi is getting stronger? Could it be the Chia seeds that I have been eating.

I am hoping that it is a combination of the two. I felt completely at peace when I was running, and I also felt like I had a lot of energy to waste, and no matter how much energy I wasted, it wouldn't run out!

I am really happy at how well this Chi running is working out for me. I might not follow the physical technique completely, but I try my hardest to follow the mental technique.

My new UNR Wind Breaker!