Notes
ran with the snake and had a very intresting conversation.
started out by me asking him if he would help pace a 10k time trial for me. he said he would but that he was supprised if i could keep motivated to run a good 10k by myself. my thought on this is that it doesnt mater to me right now if there is no crowd or present competition. as long as the world doesnt end the crowds and the competion are still out there and they will come back. a lot of runners are finding it difficult to stay motivated right now because these things are misssing. to me it doesnt matter if the crowds are there to watch or there are other competidors, either way i want to get faster relitive to myself not others. now dont get me wrong, there are a lot of people i want to destroy in running, and its more fun when there is a crowd. im not doing this for those people and it doesnt affect me if they arent watching. im doing this because i enjoy the process of improvment and all the miles i get to run. competion is a side dish right now. it will come back eventually but i see no reason to back off right now. i think that is the best thing about distance running. you dont actually need any one else to measure your own succses and improvment. Ive been puting a lot of good weeks together this year, something that hasnt really been possible in the spring for me. ive been preparing for a good 10k time this spring, and i will continue to do that. I the world doesnt end, of course.
this discussion got a little heated during the run since i criticized some of his training a little but i think he got my point.
found the space that the old man is going to move his store into and it looks pretty good. very much looking forward to when that happens.