I did the 12 miles today! i did it in 2 hours and 6 seconds. at less than a mile my plantar tendon on the right foot started hurting, it went away after a little while. after that everything felt pretty good until mile 5.5. at that point i could feel my legs getting a little tired. then at mile 8 i could feel i was a little more tired. also, at mile 5.5 my hydration backpack started cutting into my left arm, which it did until i was finished, it was quite uncomfortable.
but i did it, i ran the 12 miles. when i think about it, it is hard to really realize that i ran that far. i have always wanted to run distance races but have never been motivated enough. i guess i just figured as old as i was i wouldn't run any now since i never had before. next weekend is 14 miles. that will be interesting!
the thought of the day came to me as i was running today (a good thought usually comes to me but i usually don't remember it). the thought was about pain, discomfort, etc. the thought was about how people want to rid themselves of pain and discomfort. i was reminded of how some baseball teammates in high school would numb their arms so they could pitch longer or throw harder. then i thought about the condition in people where their nerves do not function and they do not feel pain. the odd thing about this condition is that these people usually do not live to be very old, they die from self mutilation. that means they bite or scratch themselves, or in some other way hurt themselves, until it eventually kills them in some way. the funny things is, without the pain and discomfort, we would never know what joy or happiness felt like. if there was nothing bad that happened to you, how would you ever feel good. good would be the worst you would ever feel, and if you felt good all the time, good would become mundane.
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