Sunday was the second 10 miler of the MRTC Road Race Series. Another race through the hills of Shelby Forest.
I was really happy with the way I ran. These last two months have been a little weird for me. In September I had a strange knee pain that sounded like tendinitis. It went away after about a week of rest. A few weeks ago I had a pain in my foot that sounded like a stress fracture. I still feel it a little but not enough to worry.
With those worrisome pains comes fear, doubt and a complete loss of confidence. Usually. However, I have a great support group of people to get me through all of these things. My wife Staci helped me by suggesting when to ice and what medicine to take and when to take it. Thank you. My buddy Kate hooked me up with her friend Lee to show me some underwater running workouts. Thank you. My former running partner/running coach Alli showed me some water running techniques and ideas on how to handle my injuries. Thank you. And of course my "Pilates/Yoga Sisters" that take care of me like a little brother every time I get injured by making sure I don't make my injuries worse. Thank you. I have a lot of people that help me if only by encouragement that there are too many to name. Thank you.
As for the race I ran it in 1:19:43. That is a 7:59 pace which is pretty good considering the big hills. I forgot my watch so I wasn't sure what kind of pace I was on. I just knew that I felt great physically. At one point I felt myself slow down. I realized it was probably because AC/DC was playing on my iPod. I am so awesome that I cool down to AC/DC. Luckily for me some Slipknot came on next and I was back in a groove. And of course I finished strong. The only problem was there was no one in front of me as I came up on the finish line that I could catch so I just kicked ass to finish strong for myself.
Now there is just two more weeks until the first half marathon in the Road Race Series and six more weeks until the St. Jude Marathon. I will be able to use these positive experiences to help guide me up to and through my marathon.
I was really happy with the way I ran. These last two months have been a little weird for me. In September I had a strange knee pain that sounded like tendinitis. It went away after about a week of rest. A few weeks ago I had a pain in my foot that sounded like a stress fracture. I still feel it a little but not enough to worry.
With those worrisome pains comes fear, doubt and a complete loss of confidence. Usually. However, I have a great support group of people to get me through all of these things. My wife Staci helped me by suggesting when to ice and what medicine to take and when to take it. Thank you. My buddy Kate hooked me up with her friend Lee to show me some underwater running workouts. Thank you. My former running partner/running coach Alli showed me some water running techniques and ideas on how to handle my injuries. Thank you. And of course my "Pilates/Yoga Sisters" that take care of me like a little brother every time I get injured by making sure I don't make my injuries worse. Thank you. I have a lot of people that help me if only by encouragement that there are too many to name. Thank you.
As for the race I ran it in 1:19:43. That is a 7:59 pace which is pretty good considering the big hills. I forgot my watch so I wasn't sure what kind of pace I was on. I just knew that I felt great physically. At one point I felt myself slow down. I realized it was probably because AC/DC was playing on my iPod. I am so awesome that I cool down to AC/DC. Luckily for me some Slipknot came on next and I was back in a groove. And of course I finished strong. The only problem was there was no one in front of me as I came up on the finish line that I could catch so I just kicked ass to finish strong for myself.
Now there is just two more weeks until the first half marathon in the Road Race Series and six more weeks until the St. Jude Marathon. I will be able to use these positive experiences to help guide me up to and through my marathon.
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