Focus

Thursday's three miler this week came without lead legs. This is not because I ran with a group or because I was chatting with Mike - I think it was because I focused on something besides how tired my legs were. I focused on pushing up hills. I focused on rolling through my feet. I focused on using my arms. I focused on getting the most out of my stride.

At the end of every run Mike and I do, we sprint for about 50 yards. I am not sure why really, but we do. Most of the time, I am able to muster up enough energy to pick up the pace quite a bit. However, this time, I focused on really lengthening my stride and getting the most out of every step. I didn't use any more energy than normal, just more focus. During the sprint, I noticed that Mike fell back a little bit. Afterward, he told me that it seemed like I sprinted a lot faster than normal. Amazing what a little focus can do :)