Running, and running, and running.....

Its Thursday.  Thursday morning, to be specific. And what does that have to do with anything? Its simply one day closer to running 5.75 miles down a combination of Scenic Drive and Clam Beach.  Yes ladies and gentlemen, its time to start thinking about the Trinidad to Clam Beach Run.

 

I don't know exactly what motivated me to do this last year, I guess I was just trying to find something new and different.  Last year I was able to say, "I have never done anything like this before."  Or I could say, "I've never run this far in my life."  But now I have.  So now what do I say?  "Been there, done that."?  I don't think so.

In fact, I'm not sure I have ever said, "Been there done that."  Well, now with any real conviction or seriousness.  But I do feel like I need to say something. 

How about, "I can't wait to do it again."

Last year, about this time, I had decided I was a bit of a bum.  I didn't do much, I was a little overweight, andI was not in any sort of physical shape what-so-ever.  And so I set myself a goal and a training schedule, and low and behold, I completed my task with astounding success.

I completed the run in just over an hour.  For those of you are running buffs, and have to know a a pace time, that's about an 11 minute mile.  Ok, Ok, I realize that isn't any sort of earth shattering record.  

However! It is a personal best. And whats wrong with that?  Nothing as far as I know.

So lets spend a moment of time addressing the feeling of accomplishment:

Yeah, I think that should say enough.  I couldn't believe I had run about five miles at that point, and I had about three quarters of a mile to go.  And I will tell you, that long trip down Clam Beach seems to go on forever.

That was about eight months ago.  Since then, I have gotten fairly lazy.  And so the training regimen begins anew.  So to start, I'll be hitting the treadmill on a nearly daily basis.  I'll be working the elliptical as well.  And hopefully, in no time, I'll be running the long stretch of Scenic Drive to Clam Beach.