Running is no longer a four letter word

So I went running yesterday, and I realized that when I "hit the wall" it is no longer being out of breath and gasping for air, but fatigue in the legs. It is nice to know that my legs are giving out before my respiratory system. I only made it 3k yesterday because my lower back and ankles started hurting. I walked the last 2k. I need to find stretches for my lower back.

I would like to thank the little old lady that rode past me on her bicycle yesterday. Her perfume was strong enough cover up the smell of the farmer that was fertilizing his field. And for a short time I wasn't running so much as flying. If she had ridden past me later on the trip I might have made it the whole 5k, but wouldn't have remembered any of it.