The Fastest Mile

Friends,

For the first time since high school, I ran one mile. Straight. Only this time, I did not stop to catch my breath. I did not walk any of it. I ran and ran and ran on that stupid ass treadmill while watching Sportscenter. And at 29, I clocked my personal best one mile. About 12 or 13 minutes. Not bad for my first time doing it. Well, maybe it is, I don't know. I've never been able to do this. Ever. Not in high school, not in undergrad, not even for that stretch where I tried to run a little at SIUE or SIUC. Even in grade school and middle school I couldn't do this, hell, couldn't run from home to second without getting overly winded. But today, I did. And today, I'm Prefontaine, baby.



Tomorrow, I'll do it again, shit maybe I'll go for more.

viva running