I did not run it. I was curiously not all that interested. I cannot put my finger on my lack of curiousity this year. Perhaps it was my lack of interest in seeing drunken crazies at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning. I watched last year...it was funny for sure. But if you see one drunk person in a costume (or not), you have seen them all.
I did make it out to the street corner to see the professionals streak (err...run) by. I am never disappointed when I watch professional runners glide by at 5 or sub 5 miles. Grace. Fluidity. Speed. If you have never been able to watch a group of professional runners up close, do yourself a favor. It is art!
The winner, a guy named Ridouare Harroufi smoked the 12K in 34:26. 7.2 miles of hills in the 4:50 mile range. That blows me away!
I did spend some time Sunday looking for something positive to add to the blog. I came up with this. A real gem from a guy who I wish I had the opportunity to meet and learn from. If you have 17 minutes, it is worth watching John Wooden talk about some of his philospohies.
I have begun amping my miles back up. This past week, I threw together 37 miles or so. What blows me away is how fast I lost the amazing conditioning I had when I made the run attempt. Saturday's 14 miles, though decently fast really pushed me into the nap zone on Saturday afternoon. 14 miles and I was napping like a baby with a full belly! My goal is to get back up to 70 miles by mid June so that I can give myself a decent showing at the SF Marathon.
If you have not tried acupuncture for sports injuries, I highly recommend it. I am now two for two on getting some relief. Since ending my run, I have had some sort of tendonitis going on in my shoulders. I think it is years of swimming and running and age creeping up on me. A trip to Anna Hseih Gold here in SF did me wonders. I am not 100% cured, but do feel much better.
Have a great week!
E
Sub 5min pace naked? ;)
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I'll take credit for Harroufi's win. He was behind Merga when they passed by about 100 yards from the finish. I was pretty much the only spectator in the area and I hollered something to the effect 'This is it!' Harroufi hits the afterburner and ends up winning by 3 seconds. His pace was 4:38 mile.
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