Eleven miles
In preparing for competitive running, I've kept the old saying"the extra mile is the loneliest mile" next to my heart.
Over the years I have tried to familiarize myself with that solitude on a regular basis.
In my head, others are getting home and hitting the shower and I'm still out there for one more round. Whether that's reality or just a belief doesn't really matter.
If you practice something enough times it becomes a part of you.It's not only in the head,but in the muscles ,bones,nerves, and heart as well.
It comes in handy on the day of a race.
11 for the day .
Last 5 - 31:40 (6:35,6:25,6:23, 6:10,6:07)
Over the years I have tried to familiarize myself with that solitude on a regular basis.
In my head, others are getting home and hitting the shower and I'm still out there for one more round. Whether that's reality or just a belief doesn't really matter.
If you practice something enough times it becomes a part of you.It's not only in the head,but in the muscles ,bones,nerves, and heart as well.
It comes in handy on the day of a race.
11 for the day .
Last 5 - 31:40 (6:35,6:25,6:23, 6:10,6:07)
posted by Hawk at
3:46 PM
3 Comments:
"I can endure more pain than anyone you've ever met. That's why I can beat anyone I've ever met.", Steve Prefontaine
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Greenrok, At
January 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM
He is still an inspiration after all these years. GO PRE !
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Hawk, At
January 22, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Often his words bubble up to me in my most painful moments, and inspire me to put one in front of the other.
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Greenrok, At
January 22, 2011 at 5:16 PM
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