by Larry Eder
Shalane Flanagan, 10k AR, photo by PhotoRun.net
Yesterday, you ran a long run, today, you will keep it pretty relaxed and focus on the final races of the season. Twenty-six weeks of work come down to fifteen to forty minutes of racing! That is our sport.
Week 26, Day two, Monday, December 7, 2015
Today is a historical day. In the U.S. we honor the young men and women who died in the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. It was the opening of WW2 for America, while most of the rest of the world had been dealing with the global apocalypse that is war for several years.
Run an easy run today, three to four miles, and finish up with three or four stride outs of 150 meters or so.
Remember that your freedoms, such as being able to have an after school activity you choose, the ability to run on a team, hang out with friends, is all built the generations of men and women, of all colors, religions and ethnic origins, who considered themselves Americans, and fought and died for it. Not much older or younger than you.
Sometimes it is good to think of things bigger than all of us.
