Monday, March 10, 2008

Me and Paavo

Yesterday: I ran a mere 6k. Easy out and moderate back. I felt like a world beater. The weather was great and so was my run

Today:

Mind is everything; muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind. - Paavo Nurmi

Following my run today, I was reminded of the quote above. That's because I ran 10 min of a scheduled 12 min. on the treadmill. It was whirring along at 11.2 mph with a 1% incline, and found myself struggling early on, then I mentally cracked at 10 min. -- and stepped off. It felt particularly tough. If I am all because of my mind, I've got to get tough in there -- like Paavo!

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