I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I still do intense interval training. I like miles and quarters best. In races I can set my mind, and I believe I could break 2:20 again.
New nemeses keep racing fresh, but I also find challenge in going longer, with only the distance as foe. I run my first 50-mile race, journey across the Grand Canyon and back, circumnavigate Mount St. Helens.
I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.
Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing.
I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.
I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.
There is always the excitement of running races.
Racing is the only time I feel whole.
The older I get, the less jarring I want my exercise to be, and I find that a long walk is equally as helpful and satisfying as a three-mile jog.
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.