Not-so-fast-running-blog

This are the miles that I ran, but never recorded. It has been an emotional 6 months of recovery. I plan to slowly and carefully get back into running fitness. Hopefully by 2019 I'll be back in race performance.

Thoughts:

• I signed up for this race 11 months ago. It is my favorite race because it is in my hometown. Also, the race promotors give a Ford truck with a Cummins engine to one race finisher. I have a 5 year losing streak with this truck give-away!
• In September, I stopped running altogether because my foot hurt so badly. I sat in the car for 30 minutes prior to the race debating whether I should run.
• After the first few miles, I got into a steady rhythm. I noticed a female runner slightly ahead of me. She continuously checked her watch. I decided to stay unobtrusively behind her and match my pace with hers for the remainder of the race.
• At mile 12, I left her and pushed hard to the finish.
• My son works at the finish line medical tent. As I approached the finish, I could see him cheering and clapping for me. I realized at that moment that the only opponent I needed to beat was myself, the way I used to be. I was better today than I was yesterday.  I had beat my discouragement, my injury, my lack of training; and that was enough.

Splits:

• 2 mi - 9:02 / 4 mi - 9:14 / 6 mi - 9:21 / 8 mi - 9:30 / 10 mi - 9:34 / 12 mi - 9:21 / 13.1 mi - 9:01
• By the way, my losing streak is rock solid. I did not win the truck this year!

Workout: Just run

Overall Average Pace: 9:22

Splits:

• 1 mi - 10:13 / 2 mi - 9:39 / 3 mi - 9:32 / 4 mi - 9:09 / 5 mi - 8:58 / 6 mi - 9:02 / 7 mi - 9:39 / 8 mi - 8:49

Thoughts:

• I experienced zero foot pain! The run was fun and relaxing!

Workout: Just run

Overall Average Pace: 9:09

Splits:

• 1 mi - 9:41 / 2 mi - 9:35 / 3 mi - 9:08 / 4 mi - 9:12 / 5 mi - 8:14