"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing.

You have to make the mind run the body.

Never let thebody tell the mind what to do. The body will always giveup.

It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."

A First Time For Everything

You could say that running and I have a love hate type of relationship. I love a good challenge, just like I love a good run. It's how I sort things out. It's how I maintain self-esteem. It's my therapy. There is no denying how great it feels when a goal is set, achieved, and celebrated.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

ABOVE AND BEYOND-8 miles

I was shooting for a seven mile run today, but I ran 8. It was good and hard all at the same time. I ran from my house to the top of unity pass and back. The hill was hard. I think it's a good mile. On my way back my hip flexer decided to be a brat. It made the rest of the run pretty painful. It just didn't want to stretch my full stride. Probably from taking shorter strides UP the hill. It's hurting pretty bad right now, but nothing Advil won't cure. Steve came to check on me during my run. He drove up just as I was reaching the top of the hill. Just when I needed him he was there. He went to go get me a Gatorade at the gas station. I was well down the hill when he finally returned with fluids. He ran up to the trail to offer me a sip. I took a little one as I kept running(I never even stopped through my whole run), and left him in the dust. Then he drove off and left me in the dust. Home seemed like such a long ways away, but I made it.
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