i backed off just a bit this morning to see if i could keep running longer than i did yesterday. i started out with basically the same route as yesterday, but when i started coming north i took turns away from home rather than toward home. my theory was that the farther i was from home the less likely i was to stop and walk.
whether that theory is valid or not, i didn't stop. i kept running and running. i even took an extra block north when i was three blocks from home. that extra block led me to the loop around the high school adding another tenth of a mile or so. i ran back and stopped only when i reached the corner of pine and vine.
i know half the battle in running is the mental struggle to make your body move when it's crying out to stop. today i won that battle. tomorrow i may not. that's the crazy thing about this sport. it's so hard to conquer.
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