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Steph Weiss's avatar

I ‘plan’ my runs a week or two in advance, but by and large, the weather, my brain, and my legs determine what is going to happen. Today was supposed to be 4 easy miles but it was sunny, cool, low humidity, and I felt happy so I just let my legs do whatever they want. It was not easy. But it was a delight, and that makes me want to do it again :)

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Steve Leitschuh's avatar

For years, I concentrated on running fast. In my younger days, I had a string of twelve first-place finishes in my age group. The week before the race, I had a stuffy head, so I took Contact or something else three days before. Not realizing an antihistamine dries you out, I should have been pushing the liquids. I wasn't. Have you ever been in a race where you were floating on air, and EVERYTHING was going your way? I had only four runners ahead of me and could see the finish line. The next thing I knew, someone was asking me what my name was. Tongue-tied and unaware of what was happening, I just lay there. I saw my wife a while later and asked her, "What the Hell happened?" She said the paramedic on a bike saw me fall, get up, and start running before falling again. To make a long story short, I was dehydrated and allergic to contact. I was stuck there until I urinated. After that, I realized I was immortal. I still want to be first in anything I do, but I don't set out to do a P.R. every time I lace up my shoes. I go out to have a good run and push myself hard the last half mile. You can't run fast unless you practice doing it and find out your body's limits. With my Apple watch, I can look at my splits and heart rate because I never want to see the inside of an ambulance again. It's too humiliating!

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