You know when you push the "submit" button on Active.com and all of a sudden you feel like maybe you have just sold your soul. Like you know that the next 7 months of your life are going to be filled with early morning training runs, choking down cliff bars and gu packs, stressing over what outfit you might run the race in, wondering if you can run a PR, losing toenails, explaining to your friends why you have to go to bed early on a Friday night, wearing high heels to church on the Sundays after your Saturday 20 milers and wondering what on earth you were thinking but knowing you look good so it is all worth it, and mentally preparing for 26.2 miles of pounding the pavement.
26.2
In running sometimes it is like you speak a different language that non-runners just don't understand
(and most likely never will).
words like negative split, sub 4, pacers, bib number and such. . . .
St. George this year was the best race I've run in years (and that is saying something).
I think I'll go back every year if I can.
I'm in love with the course, and the sunshine and the good company when I am there.
I ran strong, felt great and even finished with a smile. Finished running 26.2 miles
in 3 hours and 44 minutes.
Pretty fantastic feeling.
Next time it is going to be a 3:30.
I can feel it.
And maybe I'll actually do some speed training this time.
1 comment:
It's been far too long wince we've gotten together. I still never really heard the whole St. George story or aything since then. Can I please see you soon?!?!?
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