Running Like the Kenyans!

Okay, so I admit, I will never run as fast as a Kenyan runs the Boston Marathon or the Cooper River Bridge Run but I have had a really good run week and had to write about it. (Note: I am also probably 4-times the size and weight of a typical Kenyan runner). nevertheless, on Sunday, we ran 6.3 miles. I probably started a little fast but was trying to pass some ladies who were walking up the big hill. Yeah, I know, they were WALKING and I was RUNNING so I was inevitably going to pass them (I better) but I still felt good running the hill and whizzing past them. Once I topped the hill, I realized that I was feeling froggy so I pushed myself as we made it to our turn-a-round point halfway across the dam. For once, I was feeling better on a run than my training partner. On the return trip, I actually ventured ahead without her. Periodically, I would check to see if she was behind me and although I could see her in the distance, I was still running ahead of her. That's a milestone for me (although she was most likely having a bad night and it never happens like that in the races! SMILE). So, Tuesday night, we ran again. Same route plus a few miles. This time we stuck together the entire distance. Both of us felt amazing and were not fatigued after the run which also shows that we're making progress and training is working to our advantage.

Next goal on the run (sometime in the future)...I gotta get rid of my iPod. Do I really? EEK!