Runnin' in the Rain

I went for a long run this morning. As I was beginning I started to think about some of the running material I had recently finished. One of the points an author had made was running a negative split. For those who aren't familar with such a term it simply means taking a slow first half and increasing your pace for the second half of your race/run.

I thought to myself that I should start off slow. It's raining, I'm cold, there was a lot of K to cover. I had best take it slow. The second half I could bump it up a notch.

I soon realized that life is run many times at a slow shuffle. We conserve ourselves for later, when we might really need the energy. It seems though, we never really find the need to stop conserving and start pushing. Pushing is a lot of work, it is scary and definitely not comfortable.

So I did push it and I have decided it's time to do a few things that will cause me to grow. One is signing up for another half which will be taking place in a few weeks another is applying for a job. I don't really know what will come out of all of this but there is one thing I do know. I did my run today in record time!!

Stop saying you are going to increase the pace, let's see you pick it up.