Monday, March 20, 2006

Fitness Run

Distance: not sure
Time: 42 minutes
Surface: concrete/asphalt
Weather Conditions: warm, 70s, afternoon run
Location: Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: Love & Rockets

Comments: Psychotic run. Started great. I felt strong. Good pace. I was upbeat and feeling great. Most of the run was workmanlike and professional. Pushing a good pace and concentrating on the technique. 

But it ended like crap. I was planning to go 45 minutes but there just wasn't enough in the tank. at about the half-hour mark I started dragging and really struggling. I was deterimined to see it through but I had a stitch in my side and that weird flutter in my knee showed up. 

So I cut it short. Only three minutes but it's the point of the thing that bothers me. I have been at this since January. I really should be showing some kind of progress but my knee continues to be a problem and I can't seem to even get the routine runs done without struggling. When the hell am I supposed to show progress?