Run, Baby, Run….and bring your friends and family

My friend Mario’s been trying to convince me to go for a run with him for weeks, maybe months. I’ve been resistant because, as I’ve noted before, he runs like a graceful gazelle at a speed I can only dream of. But, he has a hard time either getting himself motivated to go or finding the time, can’t say that I really know which one. So yesterday, when he asked me to run early, I said, “what the heck” and said yes. It was dark. It was raining. As far as I know, Mario doesn’t like running in the dark or the rain. So I had my phone by my bed, waiting for the “ah, no, not today phone call” that never came. Sure enough, he was outside my house at 6am, ready to run (in shorts!).

There are a couple of great things about running with him. First, he’s quick, so I had to at least try and keep going at an ok pace. Second, he doesn’t make me feel bad about being slower. He seemed genuinally happy to just be running. Third, he likes long runs. Like, “hey, I had some time, so I just ran 10 miles.” We had an hour this morning, so we ran for an hour. From my door, all around town, back to my door. It felt good! Nothing like a little 6 mile jaunt to start your day.

Kim (aka, poor sicko) should be back at it on Sunday, so we’ll try for all of us to run together. Fair warning, I already got an email about the “good run this morning. Even better if we just add another mile at the same pace.” Hmmm….does this sound like I’m heading for another 1/2 marathon whether I know it or not?

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 02/28/2008
• Time: 06:00:00
• Total Time: 00:57:00.00
• Distance: 5.82 miles
• Average Pace: 9:47.28/mile