How did I know you ran a 4:30 mile in high school? That's easy. Everyone ran a 4:30 mile in high school.

I also held several masters running titles.

You train best where you are the happiest.

For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.

The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective.

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.