When I was a kid, the worst day in P.E. was the 20 minute run. Most of us really disliked the 20 minute run. Really disliked it. Essentially, we had to go run around the track for 20 minutes and get a popsicle stick each time you passed the start line. At the end of 20 minutes you had to report the number of laps you ran by counting the popsicle sticks. Well, a few people could actually run in jr. high and pulled 10-(a maximum of) 12 laps. Real good for 20 minutes…
But not me. For two years I pulled 8 laps in 20 min. My last year I ran my slow little heart out to finally stirke 9 laps. 9 was actually quite respectable but very few actually pulled double digits. I sure as hell didn’t. Well today, I broke 10 laps in 20 minutes. This was on a treadmill so I’m not sure it counts but it felt great. I always wanted 10 laps in 20 minutes, just never had a real shot at doing it. Not bad… I am super happy about setting a personal record of 10 laps I think, breaking my 9 lap set at about 14 yrs old, haha. 11 years later, better late than never/
And if you need some killer tracks to motivate you on past 10 laps, check out Podrunner at http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html. Just discovered Podrunner but it is killer workout music for sure. Till next time..
