Who is this?

And what is happening to M. Joy??

I didn't leave school until almost 5:00...on a Friday no less....and for those of you who know me, you know that it is extremely rare that I stay that late on a Friday...but it was a busy chaotic  stressful day from hell. I had umpteen things I needed to do and really didn't want to bring them home. I was hoping to be out by 3:45, but that obviously didn't happen. 

So back to the issue at hand...what is happening to me? 

I had packed my running clothes with me and was planning on hitting the gym on the way home. If this had been 1 year ago, or even 6 months ago, that plan would have gone out the window after the day I had. But instead...I changed into my running clothes before I left school and hit the park on the way home. I pounded out 2 laps at Alexander Park which was 2.85 miles (and actually ran a decent amount of it) and promptly came home and took George out for a quick and easy 1.40 mile walk. 

So even after a crazy day which left me in a foul mood (and maybe even with a few tears), it was just second nature to do the miles I had planned on doing.

Here it is folks....I can't believe I'm about to say this....but what's happening to me is...

I'm a runner!!

You read that right...M. Joy is a runner!!

Despite how wild my day was and how much I wanted to just head home and hit the couch, 

I instead put the rubber to the road (or paved trail) and pounded my stress away.

It has taken a l-o-n-g time to wrap my brain around that fact but I'm beginning to believe that it is true.

I am a runner!

For those of you know the story of when my running was questioned because
of my weight, I think you'll find this shirt as perfect and fitting as I do.
I seriously think I might need to add this to my collection!