Thursday, February 17, 2011

Winter Training

Thump, thump, thump.... it is difficult to keep my strike light at this pace. The Black Eyed Peas are keeping me motivated. I've got 1.4 miles behind me. I'm thinking I'll stop at 3 miles. Not feeling too great tonight.

Thump, thump, thump. I'm getting heavy footed again. I turn down my headphones and I can hear that I'm making a good deal of noise. I wonder if it's bugging the people around me. I shorten my stride a bit, focus hard on my strike and, above all else, try to find that feeling of smoothness.

There's a basketball game going on one level below me. I'm observing as I run. The players are diverse. You could be pretty certain they don't hang out off the court. There's one guy that keeps shooting three-pointers and missing. Even when he has the chance to take a couple steps closer to the hoop, he instead steps back to the line to take the shot. Whatever, they're just having fun.

Dang, a slow song. I need some motivation. Dynamite is next. Now I'm feeling it. I bump up the pace a bit. Then some more. I'm getting close to 3 miles. I'm definitely going to make my goal time... Okay, all done. Short, but good. Oh man, I can't wait for warm weather. I'm really missing the warm sun out on the trail. Until then. Thump, thump, thump.

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