MILE 2 - The last eight miles yesterday were a lot more difficult than I am used to...
MILE 3 - I am continuing to learn as I go as to what works and what doesn't...
MILE 4 - It seems that whenever I get caught up in thinking about time, I tend to push myself more...
MILE 5 - Which would be fine if I were taking days off to recover, but I am not...
MILE 6 - So my goal is to NOT push myself, rather to make this daily 26.2 mile run as smooth and effortless as is conceivably possible...
MILE 7 - And that happens when I slow down and just float along, when time does not exist, when I just run...
MILE 8 - As long as we keep ourselves moving, we will get to where we want to go....
MILE 9 - Whatever we do, one of our primary conscious goals should be to enjoy the process....
MILE 10 - This idea applies to just about anything that we do. Running, walking, our job, housework, spending time with our children, yard work, reading...
MILE 11 - All to often we get so caught up in completing what we are doing we forget that now is all we ever have...
MILE 12 - Time flies and life is way too short, one day bleeds into the next...
MILE 13 - And we suddenly ask ourselves, where did the time go?...
MILE 14 - Knowing these things will only get you so far, the challenge for all of us is remembering...
MILE 15 - As for how this idea of forgetting about time is going for me today, I feel great so far...
MILE 16 - Which is really saying a lot because it is very windy today!...
MILE 17 - But without this wind, I would really be feeling today's high heat and humidity...
MILE 18 - Speaking of weather, I just checked Sunday's forecast (Rochester, MN Med-City marathon) - 90 degrees!!!...
MILE 19 - That is all I am going to say about that!...
MILE 20 - I do not want to say anything about my last two events that may jinks this one!!!...
MILE 21 - Kahe has been running with me almost every day now at the end of the run, he is now up to just over seven miles per day...
MILE 22 - And he just started running this month!...
MILE 23 - Venturing back into the hills and out of the wind...
MILE 24 - And all things considered, I feel outstanding right now...
MILE 25 - And it is 81 degrees on the bank thermometer we just passed coming back into town!...
MILE 26 - And it is extremely humid today! Not once in today's run did I concern myself with time. I just kept moving at a nice and easy pace. Here I am on my final mile and I feel terrific.
COMPLETED! Hitting the shower and off to work so I will be matching the pictures with their corresponding miles and linking the completed map just before eleven tonight. Have a GREAT day!
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