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Tom Yum · 01-30-2006, 11:27 PM

Nice post, Dead Nerd.

I've been doing alot of running. LOTS of running. Keeping a brisk pace after 2-3 miles is tough (for me) now that I've bumped my distance up to 5 miles its even tougher because my body hurts and my mind tries to follow my body. I am allmost able to run 4 miles under 8:00 per mile.

When I get to that last mile, I can do one of two things. I can up the ferocity of my mental state (which makes the run feel harder) but helps me cover the remaining distance faster or I can work for a laser-like focus on some point down the trail, temporarily forget the pain and keep up a good finishing pace. However, I'll never quit.

Thanks for the message of encouragement.

01-30-2006, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,218	Nice post, Dead Nerd. I've been doing alot of running. LOTS of running. Keeping a brisk pace after 2-3 miles is tough (for me) now that I've bumped my distance up to 5 miles its even tougher because my body hurts and my mind tries to follow my body. I am allmost able to run 4 miles under 8:00 per mile. When I get to that last mile, I can do one of two things. I can up the ferocity of my mental state (which makes the run feel harder) but helps me cover the remaining distance faster or I can work for a laser-like focus on some point down the trail, temporarily forget the pain and keep up a good finishing pace. However, I'll never quit. Thanks for the message of encouragement.