5:45 a.m.: Aaaaaargh!
100 yds: Message to feet – GET MOVING.
1 mile: Can I put this training run off? I’ll feel better next weekend – I’ll just cut the taper a little short …
1.1 Miles: No, gotta do it today. It’s now or never.
2.0 Miles: Okay, eye of the tiger. Let’s do this thing.
6.0 Miles: Yea! Energy spurt!
7.2 Miles: Sunrise – doesn’t get better than this
10.0 Miles: I’m halfway there!
10.1 Miles: I’m only halfway there!
13.0 Miles: Yuck.
15.0 Miles: There are 26 bones in the human foot…and they all hurt.
17.0 Miles: Best energy drink of all time…
18.0 Miles: Almost there –
20.0: Miles Done!
10 minutes later: Aaaaaaaaaaaaah