Well, as you can tell I've been having an eventful summer. As the last couple of weeks of summer come to an end I'd like to spend a little bit of time to write about my thoughts and adventures of yet another summer spent in Portsmouth, Ohio. Next week I will finish up an Ethics course I am taking. It went by super fast and I'm pretty pumped about getting all my GED out of the way. The next 2-3 years will be strictly science/geology related courses.
Camp starts on the 8th and I am feeling pretty fit these days. An earlier goal for me was to hit 70 ten straight weeks before camp. I did not do this but, I am going on my fourth week of 70. I will be at 75 these next 2 weeks and 80 the week before camp. Since that Is how I planed to end my summer training I feel pretty good about it. I definitely had the best summer running wise of my career so far. I have stayed consistent and am ready fora great cross season.
Other then a short summer class, a couple trips to Toledo and Dayton and running, there really hasn't been too much excitement this summer. I would have liked to write more, but really didn't have much to talk about. As school start back up in the fall I'm sure i'll be on here more getting back into that familiar routine.
I'm writing this paper for ethics these past couple days and it has gotten me thinking a lot about life and how your suppose to live and all that. the title of the paper will be "The Pursuit of Real Truth". I'll plan on posting it on here later next week when I finish it.
Honestly, I feel like I'm just rambling on, so I'll wrap things up. I'd like to get on here more like I said. It feels good to get out a lot of the stuff I keep in my mind. Its very soothing almost like a late night 4 miler.
The overpowering pressure you get deep down within your soul, coming around that famous bend. Blazing past the 300 meter mark as you stare down that long cinder lane, grasping to find that final deep breath. You open up your stride to unleash that un-healthy thing of a kick and then that feeling comes. That feeling of complete power and strength. You are an animal! That long lost, but familiar cool spring breeze comes along your back pushing you towards that tiny line. That line that is so small, but yet means everything. As you pump those arms in a last second effort to shave milli-seconds off that damn clock. Your form is nothing less than your best, your final stride is pushing three meters, as you blaze through that line with that classic "near death" feeling that is familiar but new. Your body is to the point of collapse as you try to find any position that brings small amounts of relief. With your arms above your head trying to find those deep, grasping, hidden breaths you are rewarded with a feeling of self confidence and complete accomplishment...