Team Run

Yay. I figured out how to post my mapped runs!

Distance: 7.6 mi
Time: 1:06
Pace: 8:41!


I ran this morning with the Tufts Marathon Team. I tend to sleep through team runs, as Wednesdays are one of the only days I can sleep past 8:30AM, and team training runs start at 7AM. I'm extremely glad I went this morning - running can be such an individual activity, and I love the group aspect of it.


We ran to the end of the Upper Mystic Lake and back, which is becoming a standard component of every run I do around Tufts. The run was mostly fine, except for when I slipped on some pesky black ice around 3 miles in and twisted my foot.


I tried to have a positive mental attitude throughout the run, because I have noticed that I've been really worried about the marathon during my training runs. I later discussed this with Pete, who ran the marathon last year. What stuck out in my mind from him telling me about it was that at about mile 16 he didn't want to run anymore and it was pretty miserable. (Later felt better and finished the marathon in kickass time!) He reminded me that that was just his experience, and that it won't necessarily be the same way for me.

I have had the idea in my head throughout my training that the marathon is going to kill me, so this morning I tried to remember all the things I love about running. This came back easily, and as soon as I stopped worrying about the marathon, I pictured myself running in the Parkway (high school training), on some of my favorite high school XC courses, and ultimately rocking out on April 20th as I run from Hopkinton to Boston.

This sport is so mental.

I (ironically?) iced after the run, and my foot feels totally fine now.