Running With Time Instead of Distance

Galloway’sschedule for the Half-Marathon has training days which include fartleks, drills and stride work, but instead of specifying a set amount of miles, he gives a time frame of 40- 60 minutes.

I’m really loving this!

Totally eliminates these thoughts:

• If I run faster, I will be home sooner.
• Why am I running so slow…?

“Time...It ticks and tocks incessantly - you can sense it in your heartbeat, in the rising and setting of the sun, and in your daily rush to make meetings, trains and deadlines. It brings order to our lives through the categories of past, present and future.” -Amanda Gefter

I’m a believer that there are circumstances that actually modify time.

Slows time down:

• Sunrises…
• Doing a 2 min plank.
• 1st mile of a race.
• Any track work.
• Waiting for a kettle to boil.
• Waiting for a light at an intersection with turning lanes.
• Last 2 hrs of work.
• Brushing your teeth using the timer function on your electric toothbrush.
• Riding in an elevator.

Speeds time up:

• Last mile of a race.
• Getting up late.
• Getting ready for a race.
• Bedtime.
• Being late for work.

Have you ever experienced alterations in time?

Is Time an Illusion?
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“How Did it Get So Late So Soon?”

I’ve been struggling lately with time.
The day starts: with dog walking, reading emails, running, cleaning, cooking, - work! Many days there is simply not enough time to do EVERYTHING .
The time blogging evaporates before me as I delve into a topic or open Photoshop to edit an image.Everything seems to take longer than planned!

The reason for this blog was to explore my thoughts about running and share training strategies , but it has turned into more of a mandatory assignment.

How to Create Space and When You’re Always in a Rush

So please - bear with me as I make some timely adjustments.

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss

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