With about a mile to go in the run, I was going down a hill that's steep enough that I don't go straight down, I go back and forth across the road so I'm not pounding all the way down (or falling). Near the end of it, as it got a bit less steep, I stopped holding myself back and took some long strides, and found myself running on my toes. After a few strides I was picking up a lot of speed and felt great. At the bottom of the hill I turned the corner and was going crazy fast and there were five or six HSers on skateboards and I went by them at top speed and one of them was like "That guy was flying."
And I was.
It felt good to go so fast. It didn't even last 100 meters, but I was really going. It's fun to run like that.
Tomorrow I'm going to the Pre Classic, where there are a bunch of great races lined up, and everyone will be going much faster than I ever have. If you don't live in some strange country, you can watch it on TV. Check your local listings? I think it's on at 1pm on NBC in L.A., and maybe 4pm in Florida? Portland is probably 1pm also, but it's live in Eugene so maybe it is in P-town as well.
i scheduled it. hopefully it records. the reebok meet recorded last week for me, but the second half was all black with no sound.
ReplyDeletesounds like a hell of a hill. haha. maybe you could run sub 4 mile on that hill...
I wish I had read this earlier, I didn't know the Pre Classic was on. You should've sent me a text or something. Oh well. The italicized "I was" made me laugh. I know what you're talking about, I felt like that when I passed one of the 10kers on a short downhill in our race. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteA runner impressing skateboard kids, now that's an uphill challenge so well done.
ReplyDeleteAlso, guy from the country that brings us weird shit on a weekly basis - piss off!