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A: Reboot it!
A couple of years ago I read an article about the shelf life of PR's (Personal Records). The Basic premise was that having a 17min PR for a 5k is great, provided you didn't run it 20years ago when you were on the high school cross country team, and you currently run in the high 20's if at all. I agree with this philosophy whole heartedly.
As most of you know the quality of my running has diminished considerably as of late so I won't bore you with details. During this mornings run out on the trails I was so disgusted with myself that I decided to wipe the slate clean of all my old PR's, and start over. Lets face it there is know way that I could come close to any of them without extensive training. Plus I feel like Brett Michaels, nobody wants to hear his new music they just want to hear "Every Rose Has It's Thorn", I don't want to run all slow and bloated all the while talking about the time I used to run well. I'm too young to be a HasBeen! Which brings us back to the Reboot.
Starting today everything is new again. It will be a long slow climb back to where I was and an even farther climb to where I want to be. I just don't want to be the Brett Michaels of running anymore.
No offense to Brett Michaels. His music is probably awesome.
Agree. I just turned 50 the day after PM. Time to reset to PR50. So, all of my races will have PR's for a while.
ReplyDeleteI need a reboot too, I think I will follow in your footsteps
ReplyDeleteThe Mountain Girl!
Thanks for the comments. It's good to know I am not alone!
ReplyDeleteMan, I can *almost* keep up with you right now. Once your reboot is complete, I'm toast. Rats.
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