Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Promised Land

For weeks, I have been sneaking up on a sprint goal with tiny 0.1 mph increments. Tonight, I kicked the door down, boosting my alltime max speed by an insane 0.4 mph.

I ran a mile in 6 minutes flat. 10 mph.

I've been chasing this, on and off, for years. This is the Promised Land. And it wasn't easy: 4 minutes in, I didn't think I was going to make it.

It is one of the biggest achievements of my life, seriously. I still can't believe it!

ps. Interestingly, it didn't go unnoticed. A kind man on the cleaning staff said to me in the locker room, "dude you look _tired_ tonight... you look like you went over the top!".

I smiled wanly and laughed. But inside I was thinking, "My friend, you have no idea".

1 comment:

K. said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!