someone lit a fire.....
um, can we say holy fast batman?! i think so!!!
10:30am today, i go out for my run. its 60-ish, maybe, with mega cloud coverage that hints at rain... so basically...its perfect outside. so. i run. literally within 30 seconds of my run i'm like huh. this is weird. i'm not.... tired. ??
i'm not breathing hard. my legs don't hurt. i dont want to stop yet. for the first few minutes of my run??? this can't be right, but....ooooookay. i guess i'll just... go with it?? i've gotta get tired here in a minute, right?!
uh, no. in fact, i proceed to speed up. uncontrollably. SERIOUSLY. i was like whoaaaaa, what is there a rocket attached to my a**... WHAT is going on??? i tried, i TRIED to slow down, and couldnt.. i was a blur. zooooooom. i'm not entirely sure, but i kinda think i mighta broken the sound barrier.
but i'm not looking at my watch. i refuse. i really really want to, but i'm like, NO. wait till you get to the mile mark. which, since i'm going REALLY UNCONTROLLABLY FAST, comes rather quickly.
**beep beep beep** Mile Distance Alert.
i URRRRRCH to a hault, hit the timer and look at my time.
1.03 miles 9:04
um. WHAT???????????????????????????????
and then.... oooouuuuggghhhh. i think i'm gunna hurl. yeah i'm pretty sure i'm on the verge of spewing everywhere. omg. wtf. my shins. oooooooh my shins. i cant move my legs. oh i gotta sit down. breathe a.maria, breathe.
so i sit. for like, 5 minutes, and i do evetything in my power not to hurl. eventually i catch my breath, and i'm like okay. perhaps i'll walk back now. i think i'm on the verge of death. (9:oo mile? hello. i DO NOT RUN THAT FAST people. i was freaking out!)
but i didnt walk. i ran. again. fast. and when i was done? yeah. that pukey feeling stayed with me for quite a while.
apparently, my motto today??
haul ass like a donkey truck. and GO!
Comments
DATE: 11:42 PM
I smell a 4 hour 'thon! Good job!
Posted by: Nic | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 2:13 AM
Great post!!!!!You have a talent for pulling your reader right into your head and feel the amazement with you.You now have me hooked as a regular reader.
Posted by: Thomas Sørensen | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 4:07 AM
HEH! I LOVE your last line. What the hell is a donkey truck? LOL! You are just TOO cute. Awesome time! It's all happening now ;) GREAT JOB!
Posted by: Wil | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 11:48 AM
you crack me up. love your blog. keep up the training.
Posted by: atownrunner | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 11:47 AM
Keep at it! You will make the marathon. Wait and see! Just starting reading runners blogs from all over the world. Amazing group of people... different sort of. Keep on running!
Posted by: runner792 | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 1:27 PM
i'm adopting that comment "haul ass like a donkey truck" HA.is that ok?
Posted by: Running from my House | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 1:29 PM
heck yeah. i think thats one of the many little sayings i'll have written all over my arms during the M... but i gotta give props where props is due... "haul ass like a donkey truck" is courtesy of Chicago Guy!!i bust out laughing whenever i think of it while running! love it.
Posted by: a.maria | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 10:25 AM
Faster than a hurling high sugar fatty food item ... it's a.maria!!Way to kick it in, girl. You'll be mighty fast in no time. Keep at that speed work and you'll shock yourself how good it feels and how fat (good fat) your head feels afterwards.
Posted by: David | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 5:58 AM
Woo hooo!! Shoes are on fire!
Posted by: Running Chick | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 8:02 AM
That pukey feeling means you were working hard, and for many of us is a sign of having eaten (I prefer the "et" declension) wrong. What had you eaten before your run? I find high sugar or salt concentrations to be a problem, also fatty foods. Any chance these were the cause? Correct the cause, go faster more often and who knows, you may be a 4 hour marathoner!
Posted by: Scooter | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 12:08 PM
awesome time! yeah, i get that feeling if i try to break an 12 minute mile. i'm sloooow. but one day, i hope to get the pukey feeling after a 9 minute mile. ;) great job today!
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 12:48 PM
Way to go! With your enthusiasm, you’ll crack that marathon without problems!
Posted by: Thomas | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 1:57 PM
Great time! I have found that speed work like this has improved my race times a lot. Even running just 1/4 or 1/2 mile intervals (repeated of course) improved my speed from a 10 to a 9 minute mile over the course of a couple of months. Just pushing yourself a little once in awhile will train your body to go faster. Congrats!
Posted by: runninturnip | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM