Day 36 - April 12, 2010

5 miles (warmup, 30 mins hill intervals, 1 mile 9:00 cooldown)

Well, if you are going to run on a treadmill, I suggest doing intervals. I've done this workout twice now, and both times, time passed quite quickly. The highlight of this run was Pearl Jam's song "Unthought Unknown". (Oh yes, I must admit I gave up on the alphabetical list at the Ls, and I am usually just listening on shuffle). Anyway, it was the first time I'd really listened to the lyrics. I won't go into my own interpretation, but I just wanted to share them. (I put my favorite line in bold).

All the thoughts you never see, you're always thinking
Brain is wired, brain is deep, oh are you sinking?
Feel the path of every day, which road you taking?
Breathing hard and making hay, yeh this is living
Look for love and evidence, that you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives, it's so sad and sickening
Feel the air up above, A pool of blue sky
Fill the air up with love, Black with starlight
Feel the sky blanket you, with gems and rhinestones,
See the path cut by the moon, for you to walk on,
For you to walk on,
Nothing left, Nothing left
Nothing there, Nothing left
See the path cut by the moon, for you to walk on,
See the waves of distant shores, awaiting your arrival,
Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no one's rival,
Dream the dreams of others then, you'll be no one's rival,
You will be no one's rival
A distant time, a distant space, That's where we're living,
A distant time, a distant space, So what you giving?
What you giving?

And, while I am on the subject of quotes, I also wanted to share this one from The Power of One, by Byrce Courtenay.

"The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, often well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete; the body is simply the means it uses to run faster or longer, jump higher, shoot straighter, kick better, swim harder, hit further, or box better. Hoppie's dictum to me, "First with the head and then with the heart," was more than simply mixing brains with guts. It meant thinking well beyond the powers of normal concentration and then daring your courage to follow your thoughts."

I'm pretty sure I will finish The Power of One tonight, and tomorrow I start Born to Run, at Pete's constant urging!