I'm slow but watch out i'm on my way! by turtlerunner

I did the impossible this past Saturday morning. I managed to get lost on a training run. O.k. That is prone to happen when you are about a minute and a half slower than everyone and you don't take a map with you. While it is true, the course was "well" marked with purple arrows to show the way, I somehow did not see the last one tell me to turn and I went straight instead. This wasn't that big of deal because I was in the general area and knew how to get back to the shoe store. However, it caused me to run almost a mile longer than I had scheduled.  Curse you purple arrows!

In other news, I was glad that I went to the run Saturday. I started out leading the pack for about 10 feet and then everyone ran past me. I know what it means to be a "rabbit" now. To have everyone chase you for a change. This excitement soon faded as two by two the people caught up and proceeded to leave me far behind. (See previous paragraph for a description)

I did finish my goal in mileage and according to Hal Higdon I shouldn't worry about the amount of time it took to finish. Hal says that I should concentrate on the mileage and that will carry me through the day of the Marathon. I hope he is right because after Saturday, I felt like someone should have carried me home!