Tonight reminded me of a quote I put on my HS yearbook senior page by Joe Theisman (long before he was ever an announcer!) Something like, "I would never want to be a coach because I would be afraid I would have to coach someone like myself." So, at 10:00 tonight, I figured I need to get out there & get a run in. Wasn't sure what, but was thinking maybe 6, maybe 9. My legs are tired, there are too many damn hills around here! As I exited the neighborhood, I decided to turn into a new development that has a lolipop shape of a half mile of freshly paved road that is relatively flat. Set my drink down & figured I would do some mile intervals on flat, screw the hills. Ran the first mile in 5:58. Figured that was good, so I grabbed my water bottle & jogged the 1/2 mile back home! My legs are tired, and really need a day or two of rest ... but it was good to break a sweat & turn the legs over fast for a mile ... after 2 days of hills. Last week was my highest mileage week at 57 & this will be my highest mileage month of the year ... no need to push the envelope too far. So in the end, 2 miles it was, and I am happy with that!!
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