Chasing the Fight Dragon

Got up and ran this morning - first time in over two years that I have run anywhere except on the mat.  Mat running is really just part of the warm up, involves things like sprawls and side/backward movements, and is pretty short.

I was able to complete almost three miles - and the only reason I stopped is because of several hot spots on my feet.  Definitely don't want blisters first day out.  My pace was probably  around 9 min miles with low effort.

So...does this mean that running is useful for my training or not?  If my BJJ and kick boxing is enough to keep me fit enough to run 3 miles no problem then perhaps running by itself is superfluous.  Regardless, I enjoyed it and will continue for now.

To be fair, Emily, http://www.momonthemat.com/, bullied me out of bed, otherwise I would slept in.