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Cannonball!
By Kevin | November 8, 2009
On Sunday, I jumped back into my running shoes with gusto…a 10.9 mile run with my neighbor, Roberta. It was probably a longer run than I would have done on my own, but I honestly might not have made it out the door otherwise. Roberta is an experienced half-marathoner who is new to the full 26.2, and is having great success with the Galloway run/walk/run method. After meeting Jeff and talking with him about her training, she’s been working with intervals of 20-seconds running and 40-second walk-breaks. Knowing this, I thought it would be a good bit of restraint for only my second run in about 6 months, going back to the NJ Marathon in May.
It was a great run. It felt good as soon as the door closed behind me and I was welcomed by a beautiful Colorado morning, wearing shorts in November, just a week after we had over two-feet of snow on the ground. Before I even got off my porch, I felt like saying, “Hey, I’m back!”
The intervals were much shorter than I’ve used in the past, but they didn’t take long for me to accomodate, maybe because I’ve used Galloway’s training method before. It made the 10.9 miles much more reasonable as my first long run in a long time.
The next morning, I felt some soreness in my hips, surely from making more use of the walking muscles than I have before. However, it was gone after a day…a testament to Galloway’s method. What’s more, I felt like I could have easily kept going after almost 11 miles…my longest distance by far since 26.2 in May.
So, thanks Roberta, for your great running company, and for your structured restraint on my first day jumping back into the pool. I’m back!
CANNONBALL!!!
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