6th
Runnning with an animal by Mike Kelly
I went for a run with my friend Mike Thursday night for cross training.
Here’s what Mike Kelly wrote about our run:
“So, with 8 miles of fast running ahead of me, I really needed some motivation. I called the animal.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Watching T.V., why?”
“Wanna go for a run?”
“How far?”
“8 miles. Fast.”
“Alright. What time? 8, 8:30? Should only take us an hour.” He mocked.
“I was thinking nowish. How about you give me half hour or 40 minutes. Does that work?”
“Sure.”
Forty minutes later we stood outside his door as I explained the plan. Three miles at goal pace, 4 x 800 and 3 miles at tempo.
For the first 3 miles I reminded, pleaded and begged him to slow down. We averaged 36 seconds a mile faster than prescribed.
Our 800 repeats went faster than planned to, by 53 seconds a mile, but they always do.
As we ran back (at 15 seconds/mile faster than planned) he turned and said, “maybe next time you?ll think twice about making me run on a Thursday night.” Laughed and sped up.
Animal.
Thanks for making speed work so much fun.
Mike Kelly”
That’ll teach him for wanting to go fast.
Yours truly,
Damon AKA “The Animal”
