Kemah Bridge. Hills, my nemisis. That last set of hills in San Diego got the better of me. Tonight was revenge. Nothing like running a little nasty. 4 miles on the Kemah Bridge tonight in 33:30 at a 153 HR. I've never run this route so quickly before. Hills, I am your master.
This run definitely wiped out all the post race cobwebs. Funny how there is often both a physical and mental let down after an important distance race. I certainly experienced this until this evening. The post half marathon blues are gone, gone.
Jamoosh will be disappointed that I only had one beer, a Guiness, in San Diego. Seems that my wife was more interested in seeing the harbour seals of La Jolla that the Stone Brewery of Escondido. I lost that one big time. But I made up for it tonight with a nice Stone Brewery 'Arrogant Bastard Ale'.
Alas, my running game is more like "Meek Male Ale" than "Arrogant Bastard Ale". Although I have decided to set some longer term goals that fit better with Arrogant Bastard. When I am age 55, I will (a) become retirement eligible and (b) will run a Boston qualifying time. Now if that is not an arrogantly bastard goal for a meek male runner, I don't know what is.
So I have some serious running to do over the next four years. Which brings me to my shorter term goals. Looks like two half marathons and a whole is the lead option through January 2007.
If anyone wants to run Saturday morning before the HARRA party, let me know.
In the mean time, run nasty my friends.
2 comments:
I'd run with you Saturday but you're too fast. :-)
You will be a bastard soon enough.
Glad you enjoyed the Arrogant Bastard. I see a Lagunitas Maximus in my near future. It has been lying in wait in my fridge for too long now.
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