Today is the second day of my weekday training and the first one on the actual route on a hot afternoon at 6pm. Lots of traffic with polluted air affected my running pace. However my timing of 23 minutes 10 seconds is one of the best training time for me. How do I achieve this while my muscle is still tired after two runs yesterday?
The secret is healthy competition. I was running with the best runner in my company and thus I have a very good pacesetter in front of me. I just tried my best to keep up to his pace and of course I can follow him only up to 2km or 40% of the journey. I was happy as I have never tried following the best runner so close and for so long a distance. The reason is a change of mindset and strategy. What I have been doing all this while is to reserve energy for the first part of the journey as I am not sure if I can achieve good result if I push too hard on the first part.
This round I still have the same level of doubt but I decide to keep up to the pace and see how much I can achieve. Well I would say I am satisfy with my results as the race is more than 3 months away. I will train harder to test a new personal best which is below 21 minutes.
What I learned from this training is that, "If you think you can, you can." There is no harm to test your limit or apply a new strategy from time to time. Improvement is not by chance but by taking action.
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