Category: Comeback 2015

Time to run wasn’t the issue yesterday

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Plenty of morning time to run, but didn’t.

 

Yesterday was an active rest day. Intentionally not running to get extra rest before tomorrow’s SunShine State Games in Punta Gorda.

Note the second agenda item? Having enough time before ‘work’ wasn’t an issue.

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What happens when we arrive where we used to be?

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Yesterday’s track workout covered many miles for a sprint workout.

 

What happens when we arrive where we used to be when we were younger?

We get all giddy. Right?

And why is that?

Is it because it’s exciting? Because it reminds us of how great being youthful used to be?

Found a running gear i haven’t used in a long time.

Fastest gear in six years, yet slow by peak performance from a decade ago.

What it means though, is that you are finally on the path to peak performance.

Exciting.

Ran 12 x 200 yesterday morning at the track sidewalk next to the nature preserve.

Felt like a kid again.

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Pushing through leads to the other side

Masters athlete packed suitcase
My suitcase packed for the 2009 trip to Finland.

 

Pushing through leads to the other side.

Booked the Lyon, France Hotel yesterday (this is a big deal milestone).

It took a decade of progress to compete in the 2009 Masters Track and Field World Championships.

It’s taken six more years (16 total), to get another shot at it.

This time with healthy feet.

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Surprise, surprise, surprise

In each photo, catch the first (shorter) blue horizontal line – the mile times…

 

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Yesterday, the first mile time trial.

 

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Yesterday, the second mile time trial.

 

The night before, i was all excited about running in the morning. But when the morning came yesterday, it was really humid, and i just wasn’t feeling it, blah, blah, blah. Plus the time pressure of having an early High School tour.

But then, a runner. He unexpectedly came from behind and passed me as i finished the first warmup mile and stopped to stretch.

He was several hundred meters ahead when the stretching was done and i decided to see if i could catch him – slow and steady of course.

While the 6:06 split was nice, i had this crazy notion of trying a second attempt to go sub-six minutes. Had never attempted it because i thought it was impossible.

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