Resting

Again, I seem to be . . . different. Everyone on the team has been raving about taking the last two weeks before the race easy. Have I? No. This is my least favorite time. I even dislike the word (a homophone of this delightful rhinoceros relative). I want to run hard -- I want to race! Are the Kenyans resting this week? Yes? Then I need to exploit this opportunity and run more! More speed, more distance! I need to carpe diem! (Although even at my peak I probably ran less than those champions are running now . . .)

One of my teammates prompted our Coach to ask me my definition of a very slender candle. I reluctantly explained that I would simply tell him that I was running less than I actually was. In his eyes I saw curiosity, pity, and alarm. He almost smiled, then said, "Seriously, rest."

Anything you say, Coach. But training for NYC starts April 22!