Elements

I'm typically writing these things in my head as I run. And, they are so much better then too. Sorry. Today was 6 mile Saturday and it was like running in a rainforest - humid. Shin splints, glide, and timing. Those were the 3 elements impacting me the most today. Shin splints are every runner/walker's satan and practically unavoidable. Glide is every runner/walker's angel. Glide is an anti-blister chafing stick that looks like a deodorant stick. I discovered today that I have some areas that need attention from Glide before my next run. :) Then, there's "timing". You know how you hit one red light and then you know you are just doomed to hit every single one thereafter? Yep. That was me and hills today. I did 3:1 intervals (run 3 min, walk 1) and wouldn't you know it, just as my 1 min segment ended there was my hill...about every time. The hills are my friends. That's my new mantra.
"The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed." Jacqueline Gareau