EARNING EVERY MILE
I like to run... I wouldn't say I love it, I just love the way I feel afterward. The act itself is easy at times, other times it's not. Yesterday and today, it was not.
Things on my mind, plus just generally being more tired than normal - I really had to work for it. I run 5 miles at a time, on the treadmill, because I like to pace myself. Normally, I start to get either bored or tired sometime after mile 3 or 4. Today, I looked down with shock to realize I had only completed 2/5 of the first mile. How did that happen? Hadn't I been running for at least 20 minutes? Apparently not.
It's incredible, the effect the mind has over the body. My legs felt heavy, my breathing labored. I had to really put on my game face to get the job done. As tough as it was, I do feel more a sense of victory for completing the task...
I wonder if this will be interesting to anyone besides EE...
I like to run... I wouldn't say I love it, I just love the way I feel afterward. The act itself is easy at times, other times it's not. Yesterday and today, it was not.
Things on my mind, plus just generally being more tired than normal - I really had to work for it. I run 5 miles at a time, on the treadmill, because I like to pace myself. Normally, I start to get either bored or tired sometime after mile 3 or 4. Today, I looked down with shock to realize I had only completed 2/5 of the first mile. How did that happen? Hadn't I been running for at least 20 minutes? Apparently not.
It's incredible, the effect the mind has over the body. My legs felt heavy, my breathing labored. I had to really put on my game face to get the job done. As tough as it was, I do feel more a sense of victory for completing the task...
I wonder if this will be interesting to anyone besides EE...
posted by Composer at 6:52 PM
3 Comments:
Awwww, babe....well, lol, it IS interesting to me.
I can't do the whole treadmill thing all that well. In the winter when we have temps too cold to run outside I go the rec center to do the stair master and blah...it's not the same.
When I run, it's the most divine feeling on earth...nothing feels better then the release of....what's on my mind. And I always finish my the last mile of my 5mile runs w/ a sprint. Legs on fire, lungs burning...seriously.nothing.better.
Insane, isn't? But yes, even I have days where I'm running and I just keep hoping to 'get into my groove', get to that point where my breathing finds it's rhythm, shoes hit the road as they should, etc.
*smooch* You'll get your head in the right place. You have a whole *lot* going on right now.
I think has two schools of thought, the ones who use the treadmill and those who prefer to hit the road.
I can do both, although the treadmill can be boring as shit.
I have to mix up my routine often because I get bored. But nothing compares to the feeling after a good run.
It's a great release, don't run all those beautiful muscles away... yum.
Happy Friday!
Hey, I give you all credit 'cause I'm just too damn lazy to do it and I can admit that! :) lol
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