Yo,
I'm Annie, a born shoe lacing, hill pumping, sweat dripping, lung sucking, thigh slapping, calf ripping, mid-foot striking runner. All of that and much much more. I don't know what makes me do it... Maybe it's the weather that day, or the aching in my legs, or the tugging at my heart. Whatever it is, I find myself challenging my inner beast once again to go "just one more mile." I figure it's time for me to share the experience and spread my mind/heart/and soles of my feet with you to learn how to really be a runner. Running these days has been clouded by posers, or those better known as joggers. Nothing against them, I give them props for going at conversation pace endlessly and maybe drop a few tears of sweat down their face. But that's not why I am here doing what I'm doing. I'm not out there to hear what the gossip is around the street, nor am I out there to lose a couple pounds. I'm out there to gain it, to focus, to plow through and challenge the streets/trails/road that if I don't move, will you? These thunder thigh are nothing to frown upon, but to tremble at because if you don't move, these suckers are gonna take you down! That's the Annie-Mal within me. Survival of the fittest. So where do you stand? Every single one of you has what it takes to join me, to run with me, or is your inner beast a scaredy cat? On this blog I will post my workout for the day, times to hit, and give advice on endless running topics - foot strike, gaining the mentality of a runner, avoid injuries, stretching may not be worth the wait, and so many more - I want to get stronger and I want nothing less for you. I'm a true mid-distance runner, but come on, it's Fall, Cross-Country season is in full swing and it's time to get up that mileage. 5Ks will never look so easy. 3 miles?? Piece of cake. It's that .1 one that sucks. So join me and challenge yourself, heck! Challenge the challenge and be the best, most vicious runner this world has ever seen. Because when I'm done with you, that starting line is marked, and you can be sure I'm gonna be ready to go. So, you wanna be a running Annie-Mal? Workout starts tomorrow. Repeat miles. I'll meet you at the park.
... Okay, so repeat miles might be a little intimidating, and if you were anything like me 3 years ago, then you're in no shape to jump into this. All I ask of you is to get one mile in, at race pace, hell, faster than race pace. I want you to run it as if your inner animal was running after you, teeth barring and everything. Be afraid of it. It's all good if you are. Better for you to be afraid of yourself than laughing at it. This run will let you know where you're at. If you suck, you suck, don't let that stop you. It's stopped you for this long, why let it take over again? Gotta start somewhere. Just finish. Just finish one mile, and we'll go from there.
Good luck tomorrow ;)
~Annie-Mal
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