Feeling my age!

Tonight I completed my second run. I upped the speed on both the walking and running section, but still was under two miles. Amanda, I'm not sure if you are a speed demon, or if I am INCREDIBLY slow. I did my walking at 3.7mph, and my running went up from 5mph on Monday, to 5.2. Man, I did not think that I would feel such a slight difference, but I seriously did.
Now as I sit on my couch, I have random pains throughout my body! I'm not incapacitated or anything, but man, I am feeling this change in workout. I guess weekly yoga class, and sporadic elliptical machine work really can't compare to starting a running regime! I had good music luck today, and my droid app worked a lot better. I'm hoping to borrow an ipod cord from someone to download one of the podcasts, but things went way better tonight, overall!
I have to say, that I'm really enjoying my walks to and from the gym as well. Although it is getting cold, it's fun, and kind of motivational. I have to pass a Dairy Queen, a pizza place, and ANOTHER ice cream place on my way, and it's a bit empowering to pass them all by with my bottled water and headphones, like I'm on a mission. I know that I shouldn't feel superior to the ridiculous people wearing winter coats and waiting for their ice cream at the outdoor Dairy Queen, but... I do. I'm really psyched for my yoga class tomorrow, because I could use some recuperative stretches! This whole solo gym thing as a whole is really a rarity for me, but it's cool. I originally had joined with a buddy, but she hasn't been able to make it in quite a while. In the past, I would've just given up, saying I need the motivation of another person there to make me feel more comfortable in a gym environment, etc. I am so glad that although I'm doing the actual workouts alone, I'm not, because of my girls and this blog! This is so fun!