March 16,  Saturday

“Mind is everything:  muscle— pieces of rubber.  All that I am, I am because of my mind.”                                                                   –  Paavo Nurmi

“You could never get to talk to Nurmi.  You could talk to the president of Finland, but not to Nurmi. He was a god.”                  –  Arthur Lydiard

Amid a dreary, chilly,  cloudy, windy afternoon I managed to run a tough 4 miles on the roads and sand.  I added some (12) SS along the way and a strong 800m finish.  My goal today was to get out on the beach at about 6:30 a.m. because the weather forecast indicated that would be the best time of the day with the least wind and the mildest temperature.  However, when the alarm went off at 6:15 this morning I woke up feeling pretty beat up. My legs, my shoulders and neck were sore from work I did yesterday.  So, I turned over and slept till 10:00. I didn’t want to do too much today as Don is joining me tomorrow for another run, and I’d like to be able to stay with him for a while.  Still a productive day.

Good stats.