So today I ran a 10-mile race.
I was trying to beat my time from last year. Missed it, but not by
much.
Checked my splits on Runkeeper and then posted this on Facebook:
"Just checked my splits on Runkeeper. Had
a GREAT PACE for the first 5 miles. Then I kind of fizzled. Guess that means I
went out too fast."
A friend who has known me for many years, knew me when I was
overweight, posted this in response:
"Who
cares about the splits on the runkeeper......damn you completed the run not
once BUT twice.....something you would have never said 20 years ago. I am so
proud of you!!!!"
I immediately started to respond, and then thought, wow, she
really did hit the nail on the head. I responded as follows:
"Thanks, but not quite.
Today was 10 miles. The full marathon in November was 26.2 miles" (Didn't
realize at the time that she was probably referring to the the fact that I ran
10-miler last year and this year.). "BUT either way, I would have NEVER done
either of those 20 years ago. Hell, I wouldn't have run a quarter mile 20 years
ago unless I was chasing the ice cream man. LOL!"
But seriously, that is so so true. 20
years ago, 75+ pounds heavier, I would have NEVER EVER thought of running AT
ALL. Now look, I'm comparing my time from last year to this year and
analyzing what went wrong that the two runs were about a minute or two
difference total time!
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