Running closer to the starting line

This past week has been an eventful one for me athletically. On Saturday, I had my first real rugby game. It wasn't exactly close (67-5 us winning), but it was experience none-the-less. The real highlight was my training run on Sunday.

After being defeated at 13 miles last week, 18 miles seemed like a mighty beast of a run. The course consisted of a flat stretch of land between Westpac Stadium and an unmarked area on the highway three miles apart.

Easy, except for the fact that you have to do this six times. After going to the local running shop to get some high energy GU, all that was left to do was run.

So that I did.

As a wise poet once said "On and on and on, everybody's rushing..." describes perfectly the feeling that went on. I started significantly faster than I wanted to, but I felt good about it. I just kept on running.

Now, I shall spare you two and a half hours, the pain was present but overcome by the stiffness in my muscles. This stiffness actually started while I was still running! All-in-all I had overcome my defeat last week and added 5 miles to it. The starting line is now painfully close and with that a new continent waiting for me.

There is another training run waiting for me tomorrow and I feel unstoppable!