I'm Born to Run

Today marks just 34 days until the start of the New York City Marathon.  It also was the end of my 13th week of training for the race.  The good news is that I am feeling pretty good overall.  I am experiencing the usual aches and pains from hard training.  But I am invigorated by the prospect of running in such a great city and being able to enjoy the race.  While I will certainly set a goal for myself, I am really just wanting to enjoy an injury free race and to drink in the sights and sounds of New York City as I run the race.  What I have come to realize is that finishing is what is most important.  Now I run races because I want to cross the finish line with stories to tell, a sense of accomplishment, and most importantly an experience of a life time.

As I was running this morning, one of my favorite songs came on my IPOD that perfectly describes how I feel about life and running.  It is by the American Authors and called "I'm Born to Run".  The chorus goes:

I'm gonna live my life like I'm gonna die young
Like it's never enough, like I'm born to run
I'm gonna spend my time like tomorrow won't come
Do whatever I want like I'm born to run
I wanna see Paris, I wanna see Tokyo
I wanna be careless even if I break my bones
I'm gonna live my life like I'm gonna die young
Like it's never enough, like I'm born to run

Whether you are a runner or not, I believe that we only get one life to live on this planet.  We should live our lives to the fullest.  Sure there will be bumps along the way.  Each of us can ultimately persevere.  Wounds always heal.  The scars they leave behind make us better and even provide us fodder for our life's stories.  So no matter what, I am gonna live my life like it's never enough!

Here is a link to the song...enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb901KsDtjo

Sept. 26 – 8.10 miles (1:27:33, 10:48 pace) - Hill Repeats
Sept. 20 – 10.50 miles (1:35:27, 10:00 pace) - Mile Repeats (8:27 pace)
Sept. 29 – 9.20 miles (1:20:36, 8:46 pace) - Tempo Run
Sept. 30– 7.20 miles (1:04:56, 9:01 pace)
Oct. 1 – 8.20 miles (1:18:58, 9:38 pace)
Oct. 2 – 17.20 miles (2:40:55, 9:21 pace)

Total Miles:  60.4 miles
2016 Total Miles:  1,595.2 miles