i ran four miles today. in shorts. it's the last day of winter, and the sun was high in the sky impatiently waiting for spring. done with moody winter, the sun brushes it off like an unwanted suitor. spring, the striking new guy in town, is catching the sun's eye. yo girlfriend, i hear spring is a player...don't get your warm heart set on any long term commitment...
i wanted to know what it felt like to run 4 miles. it feels just like three, only longer. i know that sounds silly, but there is a threshold or level of physical discomfort that i've found, for lack of a better word, comfortable. that my body can accept. and once i hit that, it doesn't get any worse no matter how long i run. that's when my mind wanders, or empties, and i'll run a few blocks and not even realize i've covered the distance.
i need to get a proper timer, because i've not been very good about timing my runs. right now i'm more concerned about covering the distance. but i would like to know how fast i'm running. i think today i ran about 10+ ish minute miles.
apple tart with currants and apricot sauce. yep, i made that. it was YUMMY!
3 comments:
Good job, Heath!
Sunday was beautiful. Let's hope for a similar day on May 7.
Nice legs, too.
Good job on your four.
The Big Climb, I'm sorry to report, featured poor execution on my part. In my haste to leave my house at 7:30 on Sun. AM, I neglected to grab a breakfast bar. I completely forgot about food until I was already in line to go up the stairwell.
Needless to say, I suffered from both a real lack of energy and a mental block that caused me to worry about my low blood sugar instead of focusing on my technique.
I started off too fast and was punished about halfway up, where I had to stop at a water station for about 20-30 seconds.
I finished in 12:55, 26 seconds worse than last year.
I'm really mad that I have to wait 12 months to get another crack at it!
Let this be a lesson to the lot of ya.
oh boof! don't get down on yourself, just do better next time!!
and thanks for the fuel reminder. i was reading about pre race eating last night...
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