10/17 - Day 7

Goal: 4 miles easy
Actual: 4 miles easy
Weekly mileage - 4 miles

Notes: Ran 4 today after volunteering at the Longhorn 1/2 ironman this morning.
Saw Greg Thomas looking strong on the run. It was brutally hot by 11am, and I was reminded of how crappy I felt when I did this race a few years ago. The run was humbling to say the least. I ended up walking through each and every water stop and was a mess by the finish. Greg looked very strong comparatively. Good job out there!
On Saturday, I saw my old running buddy Shannon Stokes, with her son Desmond, and Teek the dog.
There was a moment in the past when Shannon and I ran frequently together, and I hold fond memories of our early morning training runs throughout town. We both got derailed from running for different reasons, and it was really great to see her out there on Saturday. I think we may have the same feelings about our return to the path, I know for me, it has been a test of maturity to ask for support and not to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about being less than my best as a runner. I am constantly battling the "you used to be able to run X miles at Y pace, and now look at you, you poor sorry SOB" and "I can't run with the group again until I am in shape" etc, but my mantra, as you poor readers know, is to say screw all that. It didn't help in the past, so I'm just going to be open about my insecurities and deal with them out there. The cool thing is that no body really seems to give a rats ass about how fast I'm running, they just seem pleased that I am back out there. Amazing. Who would have thought?
Greg and Shannon made the big time with their photos up top.