A week or so ago, I was out on a run. It was just a normal run on one of my normal routes. I have about 15 routes that I run locally near my home. Some are more hilly than others but most are average in elevation changes.
As I was starting out, I was thinking how easy the first few hundred meters are. Then, I get this dragging feeling. I never really hit my stride, the one I wish I had all run, until after mile three. Once mile two gets there, I start noticing a better groove. One foot in front of the other seems to go quicker.
Funnier – to me anyway – than all of that is I start thinking I am going too slow. Having never run until just under three years ago, I am not sure this is normal or not. These runs when I think I am slow usually end up being my faster paces.
So for all you runners out there – do you find you can’t hit your stride til mid-run? For you non-runners, does something similar apply to life – finally figuring out how to live at mid-life?
May 28th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Nicki,
I know what you mean. I find that I when I feel that I’m running slower, my pace is usually faster than I think. I also find that I have a better run when I pace myself. I do think there’s a life lesson there: pacing ourselves in life is better than sprinting through life!
Thanks for these thoughts.
May 28th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
I used to run and have recently thought about getting back int it again. I remember the feeling. I have the clothes and the shoes. I just need to start. Seems easy enough and yet not so.