<p><strong>Brutality</strong></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>AGONY</strong></span></p>
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<p>Man what a morning. It started nice as I slept til 9 am. I thought no problem, it is good extra rest. I head out to the park for my first four miler since 2008. Little did I know I had two factors against me: it was a sunny 75 degrees and I was still wearing the long jogging pants that I slept in last night. I normally do not eat anything before morning runs and only had about 10 oz of water before the run on the drive over. The end result is that between 10 and 11 I am running with no food and little drink in me. Needless to say I was a zombie for most of the run. It was all I could do to muster the willpower to not quit. My legs actually felt good the entire run which was nice. My pace was really good for me during the first two miles. However this was one of the first runs I can remember where my wind/breathing was taxed severely. My mouth felt dry the entire run. That was probably a combination of all of what I mentioned above. </p>
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<p>I felt like I was in a 12 round fight with Mike Tyson in his prime and the ref refused to stop the fight! ROFL. But you know how you talk to yourself sometimes? Sometime around mile three I said to myself "I'm dieing, this is agony!" to which I am surprised that something inside me immediately answered "No, you are WORKING on getting better". I was like whoa! Where did that come from? hehe</p>
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<p>Anyway next week I hope I can get up earlier and run before it gets hot and sunny. Also I will adjust to the weather and dress appropriately. </p>
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<p>I did have a moment of doubt though which troubled me. About mid way through the run I asked myself why did I want to run a 10k in exactly 4 weeks from now????? What was my motivation? Why am I doing it? Right now I don't have an answer. Maybe it's just a little negativity because of the hard run today. That's probably it. Next time when I have a great run I'll be excited about the 10k.</p>
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<p>Either way this was a super taxing run but I made it and learned a few things in the process. I'm so glad I didn't quit!</p>
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<p>Have a great weekend of fitness everyone. </p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>AGONY</strong></span></p>
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<p>Man what a morning. It started nice as I slept til 9 am. I thought no problem, it is good extra rest. I head out to the park for my first four miler since 2008. Little did I know I had two factors against me: it was a sunny 75 degrees and I was still wearing the long jogging pants that I slept in last night. I normally do not eat anything before morning runs and only had about 10 oz of water before the run on the drive over. The end result is that between 10 and 11 I am running with no food and little drink in me. Needless to say I was a zombie for most of the run. It was all I could do to muster the willpower to not quit. My legs actually felt good the entire run which was nice. My pace was really good for me during the first two miles. However this was one of the first runs I can remember where my wind/breathing was taxed severely. My mouth felt dry the entire run. That was probably a combination of all of what I mentioned above. </p>
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<p>I felt like I was in a 12 round fight with Mike Tyson in his prime and the ref refused to stop the fight! ROFL. But you know how you talk to yourself sometimes? Sometime around mile three I said to myself "I'm dieing, this is agony!" to which I am surprised that something inside me immediately answered "No, you are WORKING on getting better". I was like whoa! Where did that come from? hehe</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyway next week I hope I can get up earlier and run before it gets hot and sunny. Also I will adjust to the weather and dress appropriately. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I did have a moment of doubt though which troubled me. About mid way through the run I asked myself why did I want to run a 10k in exactly 4 weeks from now????? What was my motivation? Why am I doing it? Right now I don't have an answer. Maybe it's just a little negativity because of the hard run today. That's probably it. Next time when I have a great run I'll be excited about the 10k.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Either way this was a super taxing run but I made it and learned a few things in the process. I'm so glad I didn't quit!</p>
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<p>Have a great weekend of fitness everyone. </p>
