Even though I do not do it as much as I did when I was a child, I still love to daydream.
The best time to daydream is while running. You can turn your legs on auto pilot and let your mind drift into another world. It can also help you get through the tough parts of your run.
Today I ran in the bitter cold, and throughout the run I was imagining myself running a marathon... and winning it! When I came to the final turn I imagined myself coming around the last turn of a marathon and kicking it into high gear, running neck and neck against Ryan Hall and making it a pure guts race for the win. I of course beat him out by a few feet.
I know this sounds childish, and it is, but sometimes you have to forget the world and just float in fantasy.
By the way, I finished this particular route in record time, and I ran the best pace I have ever ran. Still slow, 10:20 minutes per mile, but still showing improvement in both pace and endurance!
2 years ago
1 comment:
just watch out for the cars. I find I run best when I forget about my legs too.
and 10:20 isn't slow. I find pace is all relative and there's plenty of slower runners and plenty of faster runners, no matter what pace your at.
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