Iwenttorunwiththegroupearlyinthemorningandfound
Ecouldn'tcomebecauseofPF.
IstartedwithMandJandsoonjoinedJenandher13-yr-old
sonB.BandIraninthefrontofthepack.Hetoldmehe
enjoyedrunningandIwasimpressed--athisage,Iwasthe
next-to-lasteverytimeweraninPE.(Iwasthankfulthat
someoneheavierthanmetookthatlastspot.The
peer-pressureandshamedrovemebacktotheclassroomand
helpedinmyqu...[
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Iwokeupat5:40am.Afteracoupleofgulpsofwaterand
onebanana,Iwentoutwithabottlehalf-full.
Iwasplanningtorunabout16milestoday.Withnoneedto
hurry,Ikepttinkeringwithmyform.Thefogwasheavyinthe
creekandatonepointoverflewtotheothersideofthe
levee.Thefullandstill-goldenmoonhangontheclearsky
betweentwolushhillswithalonerunnerglidingunderit
towardthebay.Itwouldbeanicepicture.
Ig...[
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Ran10.83(@8:36)+2.45(@9:22)+0.5=13.78miles
Itwasablusterymorningandthewindblewinland.Iwent
onthetrailwithahalfbottleofwater.
IranintoKandWshortlyafterleavingthepavedtrailand
turnedaroundandranwiththem.Threemonthsago,I
couldn'tkeepupwitheitherandIwantedtoseehowmuch
I'veimprovedsince.
Wraninthemiddle.Hestoodover6feet,spokeinaclear
voiceandwasjovial.Wetalkedmainlyabout...[
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Idecidedtodrinkmoreandbroughta24ozbottleof
ice-coldlemonwater.Withanadditionaldrinkandone
refillatwaterfountains,Iestimated32ozliquidintake
overtherun.Ipeedtwiceandwasneverdehydrated
aseachtimethepeewascolorless.IthinkIover-drank.
Thehillsfelttough!Ineedtoblamesomethingorhavetokiss
goodbyeagoodsleeptoday.WhatIlearnedfromlastweek's
workshophelpedbuthavingtoholdabottleofw...[
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Iwasnotsureofthelongruntoday.Icaughtfluanddidn't
runorswimforthewholeweekbutthat'sonlythephysical
side.Beingprovenlessthanbullet-proofhadbrokenmy
heartanddestroyedmorale;-)Anyway,aftersuchaslack-off,
Ifearedphysicaltortureandbadperformanceand,fora
moment,forgotthefun.
Ididhavesomethingnewtotry,i.e.,tocarrya0.5-liter
waterbottleduringtherun.Dehydrationhadbeenonthe
ra...[
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No.Ididn'trunanofficialracebutjustcoveredthe
distancewhichBTWwasapersonaldistancerecord.
Onemileintothehills,IbumpedintoEllenandLaura,
runningtowardme.Ihadn'tseenthemsincemyITBS
brokeoutlastNov.Iturnedaround,joggedwiththemfor
acoupleofminutes,saidgoodbye,andwentonwithmyplan.
The"DreadedHill"wasnotmuchofachallengeafterall.I
keptmycadenceandgotoveritingo...[
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At2:30PM,Ididn'tgetintothe"zone"asfastasyesterday
morningandgotoutofitfaster.(I'dblametheheatandthesun.)
Mile10wasverydifficultandittook9:11!Iwasn'tkeenon
keepinggoingattheendoftherun.
Ikeptlandingontheouterfrontedgesofmyfeet,especially
ontheleft(Ievengotoneblistertheretoday.)Ifirstnoticedthis
whenhand-washingtheMerrellsyesterdayandgotachance
toexaminethesoles...[
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Fromthe2ndmileandwiththePlantarFasciitisgone,I
startedtofeelgoodandthe3rdwasthedawnofbliss.It's
notjustthatIranfast(comparedwithmyself,ofcourse)
butthatit'seffortlesslyfast.Yes.Runningfastforfree,
Ifeltcool,calm,andafightingconfidence--thiswasanew
feelingsinceIeverstartedrunning.
SeveralthingsI'vetriedsofarseemedtowork.The"fire
hydrant"drillseemedtoimprovemygl...[
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After"Cooked"byMichaelPollanand"BorntoRun"by
ChristopherMcDougal,thebook"TheSenseofStyle:The
ThinkingPerson'sGuidetoWritinginthe21stCentury!"by
StevenPinkerhasrecentlybecomeanothergreattreat.This
isanEnglishstyleguidethatIcanactuallyenjoyreading.
GiventhatIlovethelanguageand,overtheyears,have
gathered(butnotnecessarilyfinishedreading)dozens
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Energizedbythemorningrun&walk,Ibecamerestlessinthe
house.ReadingStevenPinkerovercoffeewasfun
butIneededaction.Ataround4:00PM,Iheadedtothe
swimmingpooltoseehowI'dfareinwater.
Mytorsoincludingthelats,theabs,thebutts,andthehipsfelt
likeonepiece.Mylimbsfeltliketheextensionofthis
centralpiece,orthe"core."Thecoremusclesheldthehips
andtheupperbodytightlytoget...[
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