Want time on my feet in training? Spent nearly four hours on my feet at the football game yesterday. And well worth it. The looks on the LSU fans' faces across the aisle after we scored the winning touchdown were priceless. Tyler got worn out at work and didn't go, and Pam didn't go because it looked like (and did) rain. Didn't matter. Had a blast.
Weird to think, though, that the next college football game I attend, I'll drive to, and my son will WALK to from his dorm.
Now to today's run. Rain was gone, but was cold and kinda blustery. Ran in my track pants and neon green tech shirt. Just tried to maintain a steady pace, but once we got about halfway and I noticed that there was a pack of about 10 runners a block ahead of me, I set the goal of catching them. Caught all but one of them, too, once we got over the Broadway Bridge into NLR. Gradual progression wasn't really the plan, but that's how it worked out, and the last mile was in 8:12. I might take an 8:12 final mile in seven days in Memphis. Average 8:56 for 12 miles.
Hard to believe now that the training is about over and I'll be on course in exactly seven days. If I'm not ready to run a good race now, I'll never be. BQ? Well, I'm gonna take a shot at it. | 