First, condolences to all the Ragnar/Wasatch Back widows and widowers....Word up to my friends at KSL, Derek and Amanda, and Sasha and his group. May the force be with you all. Enjoy.
Today thought a lot about my foot strike and arm posture as I ran. I did (6) 1/16ths as fast as I could in the first 6 miles (one for every mile). But I always felt like I was slowing down too much afterwards to recover-- it was kind of like when you save $10.00 at store, and then go spend $20.00 on something stupid. But I will give myself two weeks to see if I can, not only do my 1/16th's, but also maintain regular speed in between. Then I'll be getting somewhere. Sarah met me about 5 1/2 miles into my run and gave me a chance to chit-chat about the blog and about running in general. That girl is tough. I like her. I was musing about how I can not believe anyone can do a 6 minute mile. She told me that the fast runners she's asked have said --besides discipline and commitment--that they just like to go fast. It was a huge relief for me, to believe that they LIKE to go fast! Oh, it's not all masochism and pain-- they LIKE it! Well, I really like 9:00 minute miles. I guess that's why I keep doing them. But I'm going to start liking 8:00 minute miles by October. That will be a good accomplishement for me. | 