With the kids out of school for spring break, I slept in this morning and ended up going out about 7:30am. The batteries in my Garmin were low so I just wore the Timex Ironman I wear around all day. I ran a known 4 mile course so I could calculate the pace after I finished. I ran it in 39:35, 9:54/mi. I'm pleased. A sub-10:00 pace is fast for me these days. I was working pretty hard. With about a mile to go I was breathing so hard I started making noises like A, E, O every 3 steps with catch up breathing in between. It morphed into the following pattern that I repeated in my head, or maybe under my breath, for the last mile: A-2-3 E-2-3 I-2-3 O-2-3 U-2-3 1-2-3 2-2-3 3-2-3 Throwing in a sometimes Y, and sometimes an extra 1-2-3, broke up the monotony and switched which foot I was starting on while still maintaining the rhythm. It was encouraging to feel the urge to work hard again, and be able to. I should mention the weather. It was sunny and beautiful and about 50 degrees. Perfect.
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