Laura says I can run like the wind....

Hi. Well I went for my first outdoor run yesterday. I was forced (and I mean it) into it by Laura. She decided it was time and regardless of time of day, weather, my physical condition, my readiness, my lack of PT approval or knowledge of outdoor running vs treadmill running...she had it on her list and we were going to go and we did. She and I met our friend Melanie (a nurse, thank God) and we ran the Rochester trail. I told the girls this was my interval running day and I put my iPod on and started off for a very slow warm up jog followed by a fast run for two songs (David Crowder band Everybody Praise the Lord and David Cook Declaration), then a race walk followed by fast walks and sprint type runs. I must admit it felt good to really let go and run. I am still a bit unsteady on the treadmill, especially when running full out and this was a nice change. Yes it was like 100% humidity, storms clouds were rolling in and there were bugs...but I did it. The humidity got me a bit on the second mile, but I was still able to run the last leg in. My shoe/sock issue slowed me down and when I stopped to fix it, there was roaring in my ears and a huge rush of heat, but I perservered. Laura did great too. Melanie has been running for over a year and she has lots of good advice.
I did a 12 minute mile and total run of 2.4 miles total. Not sure if that is good, but Melanie says we did a good job.
So I am glad that bully Lala got her way.