Cuz the run on Sunday was just abt 3.5km & at a leisurely pace, i felt unsatisfied and since i was back early, decided to go for a long run yesterday (Mon). Dropped some smses to see if anyone wanted to join me halfway or something, and even my most enthu long run partner (Linus) wasn't in Singapore so yeah...decided to go it alone! Eventhough it may get lonely! hahahah!
Set some goals for the run, i wanted to do more than 10km, try to maintain a pace of 5min/Km, and get in a 1 hour run! =) Yeah...and i started crazy, running up the hill to Kev's place! Madness, never knew how steep it was! HAHAHAHA! Apparently i ran past Kev at KAP bus-stop, but cuz it was drizzling, and i was concentrating on maintaining my cadence, i didn't even look up! Sorry Kev! ahhahaha!
Anyways, very happy with myself, did
12.04km in (more than 10km - CHECK!)
1:00:25 (1 hr 25 secs) [more than 1 hour run - CHECK!]
@ an average pace of 5'01''/Km (Average pace - 1 sec off, not bad at all!)
I feel accomplished! =)
It was a good time running, fantastic to clarify my thoughts, pushing myself to maintain a constant pace, and just relax. Didn't get a runner's high and neither did i bonk, it was just regular (some would say boring) but i like that feeling, it's like being "in the zone" no additional effort, no undue stress, just rhythmic and wonderful. I wonder why no one really talks about the beauty of maintaining a constancy like that? I mean, even in music and so many other things in life, the beautiful can only emerge when there is a solid baseline of constancy. That is why timing (time signature) is so important, then the other instruments can flourish. Wanna harmonise, you need a melody line...yeah...so...hmmm...good thoughts.
I think i'm pretty much like that, i wanna build that constancy first (always, in all things) and then when i get comfortable, then all the creativity & beauty kicks in. I've had so much contact with talented & creative people who wasted what they have because they lack the discipline to bring their thoughts to bear in a consistent manner, or they run wild with their thoughts and hurt others around them...that's sad...
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