Daily Archives: Sunday, March 7, 2010

By rights, I should be saying “the kilometers, the endless kilometers,” but somehow it just isn’t as poetic. I had a fantastic training run today. I ran 19 km with an average pace of just under 7 minutes per kilometer (6:58). My goal was to run it with a pace of 7:30 per kilometer, but I just couldn’t help myself. I have no discipline. I kept having flashbacks of past runs down the very same roads I was running today. I was thinking about how endless the miles were, are, and will be – if that makes any sense. As I ran down the familiar road, I remember struggling here on the same road in years past. I remember having to stop and walk that same path many times because of bad knee pain, and other injuries. I remember feeling very angry at my lack of fitness, my poor health, … Continue reading →