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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Saturday 3 May 2008

It's Days Like Today ...

Some days are just great. You go out training and right from the off you feel strong. As mentioned yesterday, Bandit and I went for a run round The Meadow. Last week I just sneaked under the hour for this run, with 59.57 which was representative of the times I have been doing previously.

But today I had someone else's legs on, or at least that's how it felt. RPE was about 7 or 8 but it didn't feel particularly tough, it just felt good. The time? 56:15! I am really chuffed - a PB on that route by a MASSIVE margin. My swimming has taken a bit of a back seat over the last few weeks but I think it's fair to say that my cycling has taken a step forward and my running has taken several steps forward; I'm hoping that the overall result will be much faster race times despite being a bit slower in the water.

I will post a profile of my running partner when I get some decent photos. He's very tired now and is having a well deserved sleep.
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