Today was one of those days! Good days that is. Waking up with my grandson in bed beside me somehow makes it easier to take my own advice. Of course I also couldn't help but think of Old John's reminder to take my own advice about waking up in the morning. So I did! I decided to be "UP" all day. I had a few challenging moments, but for the most part I did well. The highlight of my day was my run around the block. I was running even though I should have been riding, but I had no desire to get my bike all wet and cold. Without any specific goals in mind I decided to start out a little quicker than usual and see how it went.
It always amazes me how the human animal is so good at remembering emotional pain, and so good at forgetting physical pain. If I knew how I was going to feel after 20 minutes I would never have started out at a quicker pace. But by then I knew I had a good one going and so I hung on. The fastest I have ever run that block was 29:12, probably 12 0r 13 years ago. Today I was totally shocked to do it in 30:53!! I didn't know if I would ever get back to running a 1o k under 40 minutes but today suggests that with some training it should be achievable. Not this year but maybe next summer. There is a distinct difference in preperation for the long stuff and something like a 10k. I don't know if I told you that Michael and I are running together in London in 4 weeks so I'll be able to really test my speed then. I had no idea how fast I should try to run, but now I have something to go on.
I have to sign off now because my wife is bugging me to eat something. She developed this habit of pestering me about my diet when I was sick and has not managed to give it up since . I told her that after maintaining my weight for 18 months straight I didn't need her to worry any more. And that's the last time I'm gonna tell her! If she doesn't leave me alone pretty soon, I think I'm gonna pop her one!!
"Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain."---Robert Gary Lee
“The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body."---Publilius Syrus
....and I really like this one...
"The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain."--- Karl Marx
love
peter
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Pete, thoroughly enjoyed your writing How dedicated to blogg almost daily!
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