The Sun rose, and so did I
I figured I’d get a couple miles in, then call it a day because I am sore. But I managed to just keep going today. I was really happy with my run. At one point there was a tractor mowing a field, and I ended up racing it a little. Hit a max of 16.67 kmh (about 10.3 mph). Now, while I’m hugely excited about that, let’s put it in perspective. Let’s say I was trained to hold that pace through a marathon. That’s still only a 2:35 marathon, or about 25-30 minutes slower than the people winning the marathon (if we’re talking elites). It’s a full 30 kmh slower than Usain Bolt, at his fastest recorded speed. Now, was I running as fast as I could run? No. My legs are massively tired and sore, and I just wanted to beat the tractor. But still, even my fastest isn’t all that fast.
So we’ll see how I feel tomorrow and decide how I’ll run, how far, how fast, when I get to that point. This is definitely a week to take as it comes. There is a fair amount of soreness and I have to be careful to not injure myself. But I’m also trying to increase my endurance, and yes speed as well. So it’s a balancing act. But when you think of it, isn’t that true of most everything in life? So we will see what September brings. There are going to be challenges, but I think the rest of the month is shaping up to go pretty well.
I think staying focused on the numbers helps me from getting distracted or overwhelmed by what I do. I mean, I know people that put on many more miles, but for me, going from a few years ago of not running any miles, to staying consistent as I do now, is a lot.
So it seems over the weekend, at another pipeline protest in the Dakotas, the Native people peacefully protesting were set upon by dogs brought in by a private “security” company, hired by the pipeline company. America has a long history of doing this. Outsourcing “security” forces to put down peaceful protests. The Pinkertons made a nae for themselves by going to worker’s strike camps and opening fire, sending in instigators to justify the murder of otherwise peaceful protesters. On the run today, Anti-Flag came on, they have a great song specifically about how horrible we’ve always been to the Native population of the continent. I’m just gonna leave this right here, do with it what you will, but remember, this song is much older than you might think.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!
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