First run in shorts and T-shirt in AGES!

Long run today and despite how crappy my mid week runs have been it seems to come together for me on a Sunday when I do my long run.
Felt great today.
I ran in the middle of the day to make the most of the heat and the wind - wanted to stress my body a bit to see how I got on.
Last weeks long run was awesome too and my pace was about 30 seconds per k faster than it usually is when I first start running my long runs so today I thought I'd test it but same deal despite the fact I ran an extra 1.6k.
The months in the gym have definitely paid off along with my taekwondo training (much higher intensity training).
Whatever the hell it is I'm just happy I am not so bloody slow anymore!
My last 3k were faster than the first which is an even better sign and my pace was pretty much the same headwind or no headwind which is another good sign.
I was so happy with myself walking back to the car that I stopped and offered to take photo's for tourists walking the wall (Cardinia Reservoir Park) and was grinning the whole 1.4k walk back.
It is early days yet but this is all very encouraging - I may even break the 2hr mark for the Half in Oct.
One pet peeve though is people walking the wall and smoking their heads off and throwing the butts on the path - sooo annoying! Nothing worse than a lungful of someone else's second hand smoke when your lungs are already working!
There was some old guy walking along smoking away and coughing his lungs up at the same time - noice!
Oh yeah and my other pet peeve, people who wander all over the path with no regard to anyone else around them - clearly I am working much harder than they are so they should get outta my way!

I'm off to read my junk mail (so tragic I know) then I'm going to watch Collingwood kick Essendons butt then I'm going to drag Chloe (13) out for a short run a bit later - recovery for me, first run in a year for Chloe so it will work well.
Here are some pic from todays run.
RUN: 50 min - 8.14km

"The Wall" 3.1k across and back.