By myself but not alone.
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Day 77.
The days are getting shorter, the runs should be getting longer.
I left the house a bit later than I’d hoped today. I left at 6:26 a.m. It was just getting light. It seems like only last week I was hitting the trail just before 5:30 and the sun was popping up. And I was still the only one on the trail running.
As I started running, I realized I had to go on the radio at 7:17, and didn’t think I’d be able to the five miles on the plan. So I just started running fast. I made it 4.5 miles, and it was a pretty good pace. It took less than 43 minutes. That’s under 9 and a half a mile.
I was doing some visualizing today. I was thinking about all the cheering fans (you know my Mom will be there, right?).
That got me thinking about track meets back in the day. It was great to hear someone yelling and cheering at every turn during an 800. There’s something about people cheering that keeps you going and gives you a boost. When I played football (which was at the end of most games) I never heard the crowd much. When I was on stage in a play or at a speech competition it was usually laughter I heard that helped, but not like the cheering from teammates at a track meet.
I hope there are lots of competitors and lots of watchers. Doing it in a crowd with a crowd will be nice. I’m thinking of great spots where people will be able to yell and cheer. Just thinking about them cheering is helping during the training, even when it’s still a bit dark.
And I’m the only one on the trail.
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