I wasn’t sure which title to go with, so I ended up using both. They work together pretty well, I think. Anyway, I’ve been worried lately that I’m slipping into a comfort zone with my running. I push myself during races, but I haven’t really been giving a 100% effort during [...]
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There was about four inches of snow on the ground this morning when it started to rain. The result was a gigantic lake of freezing slushy water covering everything. Still, I was desperate for a run and decided to head outside around 1:00 this afternoon. Less than a half mile into it, I missed my [...] I really should be working now instead of writing this, but I just have to put down at least a few lines about my wonderful race this morning. I was more scared going into this thing than I’ve ever been for a race before. Yesterday, I was barely able to finish a 4 mile run (I [...] I’m officially declaring this old Freddy Fender song the theme song for my weekend. I got absolutely nothing accomplished. Instead, I woke up Saturday morning (actually, afternoon — I slept 14 hours) with an unbelievably sore throat and stuffy head. I managed to run 9 miles at a 6:55 pace, but it took a [...] Ever wish that you could just start running and never stop? I do. Often. Yesterday was one of those days. I did stop of course, but not until I had run over 15 miles. I ran for two beautiful, quiet, peaceful, snowy hours around the edge of Manhattan. It was my triumphant return to distance [...] I was handed a big fat ego check again today. I finished dead last in a race tonight and was lapped by the winner twice in the process. You know how there’s always that one guy way, way behind the pack that everyone feels sorry for when you watch track meets on t.v.? [...] I’ve been asking people this question lately and have been getting a lot of different answers: “Anything longer than an hour,” “Over 10 Miles,” “The longest run of the week that you do on the weekend,” “Any run where you have to stop for food along the way,” etc. Of course, there’s no right answer, [...] |
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