Tough Run

I like that new Michael Jordan commercial, where he responds to critics who claim that he destroyed basketball. Te best line is the one about people not seeing how failure drove him to achieve even greater things. Today was probably the worst run I've had since I started running. I forgot to take Claritin this morning, so right away I was gasping and wheezing. I thought I could push through it, but it never got any better. I also decided to give my Mizuno Wave Nirvana shoes one last try. Sure enough, my shins started throbbing after mile or so. I set out to do 8 miles this morning, but turned back at about the 1.75 mile mark. I took many more and many longer walk breaks than I would have liked. This was just the sort of day that might convince me that I'm just not cut out for running. That it's too hard. That I should just sleep in on the weekend. That there'sno fame or money or glory involved, so why bother. Instead, it makes me want to try that much harder so I don't have another run like today. Bring it on! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 04/26/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 07:55 AM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Weather: Fair 66 F temp; 18% humidity 66 F heat index; winds E 5 Performance Distance: 3.68 miles Time: 0:37:04 Speed: 6.0 mph Pace: 10' 04 /mi Heart Rate: 163 bpm (Avg) Calories: 559 186 bpm (Peak) Map Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Heart Rate (bpm) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 17 -0' 47 6.5 +0.5 156 -- ft 2 10' 01 -0' 03 6.0 +0.0 169 -- ft 3 11' 21 +1' 17 5.3 -0.7 165 -- ft end 10' 31 +0' 27 5.7 -0.3 162 -- ft Versus average of 10' 04 min/mile

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