Back At It!!

Back at it yesterday. Taking a full day off of all athletic activities is a hard thing to do. Am I happy while I am doing it? No. Am I happy I did it the day after? Yes. I know it's good for my body once in a while. So, mission accomplished.

Yesterday I decided to run 10 miles. I would start easy and just see where my legs took me. I felt good and relaxed. I ran in my Luna Racers which are very enjoyable to run in. They have awesome cushioning. I am looking for additional shoes to add to my arsenal. I picked up a pair of Karhu Fast Fulcrum Ride shoes yesterday. They felt great. Sort of like a more substantial Luna Racer. I may go look at some Zoot's today. I am starting to think, after all these years of running, that less support and structure in the shoe is better for me. There is something I really like about the Luna Racers. It's like your feet just sink into the shoe when landing, like running on a cloud, but fast. I will experiment running greater distances with the Luna's to see if they would work for a marathon. I know a 1/2 marathon is a given.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:54 1 295 512 9:54 7:14 131 155 0 51
2 0:08:31 1 59 121 8:31 6:54 120 128 0 79
3 0:08:16 1 49 46 8:16 7:04 128 134 0 83
4 0:08:19 1 75 56 8:19 6:59 130 140 0 82
5 0:08:04 1 161 171 8:04 4:33 133 150 0 75
6 0:07:56 1 66 46 7:56 4:48 134 140 0 77
7 0:07:35 1 69 49 7:35 6:00 135 146 0 70
8 0:07:58 1 16 36 7:58 6:55 139 144 0 82
9 0:07:48 1 26 33 7:48 6:42 141 151 0 79
10 0:07:46 1 16 26 7:46 6:58 146 151 0 90
11 0:00:01 0 -- -- 9:00 8:51 147 147 0 0
Summary 1:22:13 10 830 1,096 8:13 4:33 133 155 0 768


Born To Run:

"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by. Trails are like that: you're floating along in a Shakespearean Arden paradise and expect to see nymphs and fluteboys, then suddenly you're struggling in a hot broiling sun of hell in dust and nettles and poison oak....just like life.

If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods / and the nights will flame with fire...you will ride life straight to / perfect laughter, it's / the only good fight there is."


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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin