Sunday, July 1, 2007

Long Run

Time: 75 min
Distance: 13 kilometers

Comments: God what a frickin frustrating week! What a frickin frustrating training! I held off running since Wednesday. Partly to see if a bit more rest would help the leg, partly due to out and out depression.This morning I was determined to get out there and get a full fucking hour in no matter what. If it would mean injuring myself and giving up on the race, so be it. I'm just too pissed off to play around with this shit anymore.So I stretched a bit and gave myself a bit of extra time by starting at the beach level. Got going and tried to keep a slow pace, regular footfalls and good posture. Crank it out. Nothing fancy, just me and the pain, one on one.But it wasn't as bad as I expected. My leg mostly cooperated and it turned into a question of conditioning. Which I'm woefully weak on at the moment - but that's not the same as regular pain. I ain't got a problem pushing myself to collapse on this front.I a