Friday, July 21, 2006
Just Keep Running...
I love those days where it just falls into place...where you actually lengthen your workout instead of cut it short because it just feels good. After sleeping for roughly 3 hours last night (thanks to being a procrastinator and finally finishing my web site around 3 am), driving to AQ, sitting through class, meeting friends for lunch, and then driving back home, running wasn't top on my list. I figured a power nap would revive me. But after getting up I managed to waste a few hours doing something unmemorable that probably accomplished nothing, but passing the time...ok, so I was really procrastinating and making up excuses about being tired. Finally around 7:30 pm I snapped out of it and decided I would just go for a 4 mile run. That was better than blowing it off all together, right? So off I went, slow and steady. Well by the time I hit mile 3, slow and steady had turned into a decent pace and I was in the zone. I felt good, so I made a right turn, relaxed into the run and just hung on for the ride. 9 miles later I was sprinting up my hilly backdrive, swatting mosquitos away from my face, but smiling the whole time. I love training workouts like this, don't we all. It's reassurance that we've been doing something right, and that's exactly what I needed after today.
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