Timed mile and 800 meter. Speedwork. Usually, these are the things of glee for me. I love having my classes do these because it shows them that they can push themselves further than they ever thought possible. Most people hit that 1 mile mark and are in disbelief that they could run a mile that fast.
Sunday was no exception for the GFR team and for the first time, I got to experience that feeling myself.
I had all kinds of excuses Sunday morning. My foot hurt. We got a bunch of snow over the weekend and the trail would be covered and slick. I was afraid I'd slip and fall. Truth be told, I just wanted to stay in my warm, dry house and drink coffee and eat banana chocolate chip muffins all morning. Truth be told, I was afraid my timed mile time would be slower than it has been in the past.
We all showed up at Hawk Island and you could see the same apprehension in all of our faces. We ran our 1.5 mile warm up and there was not much talk about what lied ahead. The trail was a bit slick in spots and I really started cursing Mike for having us do this. I didn't think I could and all that negative self talk came streaming into my head.
But we pressed on. And as we crossed the mile threshold and Hannah yelled out our times, you could see our proud smiles (although covered by gasping breath). For all of us, it was our fastest timed mile ever. I heard Deirdre yell out "I never thought I could run a mile that fast!!". I didn't think I could either, Deirdre.
And what an awesome feeling :)
You did awesome! Funny how all that negative worry ends up for not.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pushing me and the encouragement.