Pros and Cons of Training so far

Hi folks,

I'm up at 6:15am on Saturday waiting for my breakfast to digest so I can meet up with Lululemon's free running group and run 8 miles with them. 

In the meantime, I'll reflect on my first 3 days of training.

Pros:
 - I finished 3 full workouts with a plan to do a 4th today. I'm sore, but I made it and lately the norm for me has been 1-3 workouts per week, so, progress. Soon, I hope to work up to 5 per week. 
 - I did a KILLER workout on Thursday evening. It was called Shred 415 which is a fitness group here in Chicago, and they lead us through every possible exercise. It was about 15 minutes of core drills and lunges/etc, 15 mins of running drills (800 sprint, 2x400 sprints, hills), then 15 minutes more of new drills for arms, legs, and core, and then finished with 15 minutes of calisthenics and full out sprints (like 50m only). It reminded me of high school track, but harder, and I made it through without puking, so I was pretty pumped. This morning, I am VERY sore, but it was very worth it. 
 - I feel like I'm getting a decent sense of how this training will come together:  
      Mondays: easy run (probably alone)
      Tuesday: run easy or temp with Loop running group (assuming I like them when I go next week, otherwise there are other options)
      Wednesdays:  "Rest or strength train" strength or yoga at gym, or strength training by myself
      Thursdays: Track workouts with lululemon (I hear they are good, be we will see next week)
      Fridays: rest
      Saturdays: Long run 
      Sundays: rest or strength; same as Wednesday's plan

Con:
 - A bird dive bombed my head.

You know that feeling when things are going well, and you think something to the effect of "wow, where I'm at right now is really beautiful, and I'm very fortunate and grateful for my life!"? Well, I think its great to do that, for the record. But do you ever imagine impending doom after you say that (Brene Brown calls it foreboding joy)? Well, my impending doom occurred, if you can call it that. As I was running through a new part of Lincoln Park (the LP boardwalk path), I was reflecting on how pretty it was and how lucky I was to live near such a cool place, then, BAM!, bird beak was on my scalp!

At first I thought it was like a hornet or something had stung me. I swiped at it but was gone, but I looked around bewildered, and saw a smug-looking black and red bird sitting on the railing of the boardwalk. I'm not sure but I think he was thinking, "Don't look at me, its your fault, don't let you hair look like a nest so dang much!"

To be fair, he has a point. :-/ I snapped this pic on the way home:

 Overall, I think it was a good, and entertaining week. Perhaps a sign that this training and all that comes with it will keep me on my toes, and I don't doubt it. 

xoxo, Humbled by that crazy bird.