Day 294, 71 To Go

October 21, 2013

Monday!  All weekend I was dreaming about sitting at my desk working for the man.  The man, in this case, is more like men, since most corporations are run by a board of directors.  I'm sure there are some women in there too, but working for the women doesn't have the same ring of misery to it.

I did have a decent night's sleep and my back has improved, but after you see my time, you will see that it has not improved that much.

Here are my numbers:

Time: 30:00

Distance: 2.78 miles

Pace: 10:48/m

Max Pace: 9:18/m

Calories: 267

Avg HR: 114

Max HR: 122

Again, this was a Honeyless run...this was just me, in pain, crawling along the road, getting passed by old men with walkers.  That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I have been passed, in a race, but a really old man.  He had to be at least 80 years old.  It was my first race ever, but still!  I was, like, 28 or 29 years old.and I should not get passed by an 80 year old man.  I was passed as if I was standing still in a half marathon by a guy with a jogging stroller.  I still think getting passed by an 80 year old man was worse.

But you know, some days you feel good, and others, you don't. As 9 time NYC marathon winner Frete Waitz said:

"Accept the ups and downs you will experience.  You are going to have days you feel like you're flying and days you struggle.  This is normal for all runners."

I would appreciate more ups than downs, though.  That's not too much to ask! 

I no longer have any long lists of training tips to regale you with, so I'll either have to find a new one or find something interesting to talk about from now on.  Oh boy...

Run for Life!