Q over Q

I didn't go through with my planned long run this Sunday as I had to be out late on Saturday night. However I decided to put myself through a decent run later on Sunday. I started off very easy and picked up the pace after 5 K or so. I put in a decent 14 K in 1 Hr 30. Again what I was pleased with was the ease and comfort which I felt throughout the run.

I have just about 30 days left before I board that plane to Bombay. The focus now is not on quantity but quality. No matter how fast or how far I run now, it will only improve my Bombay time by not more than a fraction. The important thing now is to experience 3 near-marathon runs before Bombay. Mentally I need to really capture the moments when my knees begin to hurt, to know exactly when my soles or ankles show signs of giving up, when my body is crying out for fluid, when my hamstrings begin to freeze. And I need to acknowledge all of these pains and neatly set them aside and continue running. That really is the key I feel to completing this race.

There is so much possibility I can feel once this first race is behind me. But that's looking too far ahead and right now I need to keep my eyes on the ball. Much like SRT & Yuvi did today. Inspiring stuff that.

The plan for the next 4 weeks is clear: short bursts during the week with the next 3 Sundays really being the dress rehearsals for the big day. If this pantomime had a theme song, it would be Collective Soul in the background, " Have I got a long way to run....Yeah I run..."