I wasn’t planning on running the mile again so soon. The last one took too much out of me — both mentally and physically. But, last night, riding the subway to Brooklyn, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to give it another shot. My legs were feeling good, I got in [...]
On the running front, this week has been less than stellar. It started well, but went to shit when I decided to race the mile up at the Armory. Thanks to that, I finished with less than 47 miles for the week. Not where I need to be 6 weeks out from [...]
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.? [...]
Well, for the second straight Sunday, I set a personal record in a race, yet walked away knowing that I could have done much better. Today’s was at the Fifth Avenue Mile, only the second time I’ve ever run a mile-long road race. (So, the P.R. wasn’t that big of a deal.)
Even though [...]