AM. I ran a little a little before I met up with Larry. We then ran the water tank hills. The temperature was in the low 40's with a pretty strong chilly wind blowing, but with a couple of shirts and my gloves I never got too cold. We took it easy through the first 3 hills but then I pushed hills 4 and 5 pretty hard. On the way back down I decided to push the last 1/2 mile down from 400 E to Main on 1600 N. There was a pretty strong headwind, but I still managed to average a 5:54 pace. The best part was that it felt pretty good. I think I'm in pretty good shape for the relay next week. I was hoping to have stepped my fitness up a notch from last year, but with shoulder surgery over the winter and a couple of injury setbacks I'm just happy to be where I am, which is about where I was last year, which was a good year for me.
It's great to have goals and strive for improvement and keep looking ahead, but I also think it is important to occasionally look back and see how far you've come, and count your blessings, and take joy in it. My glass isn't full, but there's quite a bit of water in it, enough for a cool refreshing drink. PM. Ran 6.2 easy (8:12/mi) and enjoyable miles with Tom and Darin. I feel pretty good getting 12+ miles in today. Of course, Tom had 14+ and Darin 16+ I think, and of course their miles this morning were considerably faster than mine. That's okay. My glass is still well over half full.
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