Day 17-Running on Detox
By DHERBS.COM | May 29, 2006
Today was a great day. I got to run with my son, something that i
haven’t done in at least 10 years if not more. As you all know I was
a runner in high school and college and ran the mile/2 miles and 3
mile races, along with Cross country. My son has now picked up
running and has done well for someone who is doing it part time
between basketball and other interest that he has. I decided today
to venture out away from the treadmill and to run on the track– I
invited Pharoah to come along and he did.
I went to the track with a specific purpose in mind. I wanted to see
if I could run a entire lap without stopping. After stretching and
warming up I decided to time myself for a lap. At the same time
Pharoah decided that he would do 3 laps on the infield and then rest
and keep doing 3 more until I was finished my workout. As I started
to run i could feel the stiffness of years without running lingering
in my bones. I could feel the molasses spreading through my legs and
joints. My mind tried to tell my body to stop running that it hurt
too much or it might have been my body sending a message to my brain.
Either way a battle had been ensued and it was still up for question
which side would win. At about the 200 meter mark, I could feel the
spirit of running that has been with me all my life kick in and,
similar to Abe Lincoln, that spirit called an end to the ciivl war
that was taking place. As I entered the turn i felt a degree of
satisfaction and joy. I knew I was going to finish the lap. My time
was 3 minutes and 15 seconds. I then walked and then entered the
battle again, My time this time was 2:52. Walked again and then ran
one more and my time was 2:55. I was proud of my accomplishment on
the track and look forward to more.
While I was running, I was able to get encouragement from watching
Pharoah go through his own workout. He looked smooth and light. I ran and walked a total of 1.25 miles and Pharoah ran 2.5 miles in the same time period. After running his 2.25 miles he ran a 400 meter lap and look solid and was moving well around the oval.
Jerome
My motivation for doing the Detox was about me getting healthy and
being around longer to enjoy Pharoah and Gail.
Jerome
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