I've finally been able to get rested up mentally and I think that has allowed some extra mileage. Last weekend went running with my son and did a great 6 miler on a new course that started with 2 miles of gruesome hills and then a gentle uphill before plummeting back to the valley to wrap it up. Felt great the whole way and wow, so proud that Matthew is taking an interest in running finally... sure would have been easier 10 years ago when I was younger though.
Anyway, 3 days ago I did a run on all flat surface dirt roads and battled the bugs and humidity as I ran 4 miles with corn fields on both sides. At one point I came to a fork in the road, what I called the easy way (6 miles) or the hard way which would take me to 8 miles. without barely hesitating I thought of a new motto for my running goals; "how willing am I to step out of the comfort zone to achieve my goals." So now I have my first 8 miler under my belt and ready for the next step of maybe a 10 miler next week.
Yesterday Matthew and I ran together again and I felt great but still very stiff and my knees are pretty tight. That 4.5 miles topped the weekly total for a recent PR of 24 miles.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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Nice post. Enjoyed reading about running with your son. My three kids all have said they'd some day run a marathon with me, but I'm afraid I'll be too old. Hope you continue to enjoy the runs with him.
Hi Dave - just found you and think we might be at a similar point. I just did my first 10 miler this weekend. Love to hear more about you and hope you can stop by. I haven't tried a run through the corn yet.
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