I don't wanna get outta bed today...

Sublime's song Burritos was rolling through my head during my run this morning. I have to admit, some days it is hard to get out of the door to run. The funny thing is the mornings when I want to stay in bed, things turn out pretty good when I finally get out. I may leave the house with the expectation of having a shitty run, but 15 minutes into the run things get straighten out and I begin to get that floating feeling.

The mental aspect of training mimics the cycles of running 100 miles. The ups and downs, highs and lows all come and go. Eventually going past the mental blocks and physical pain we enter deep within the Self. At mile 90 all the extra stuff is still floating somewhere on the surface of consciousness, but we are so tired we become unattached to the power and influence of our physical and mental body.The spirit takes over and we continue moving to whatever finish line is awaiting us.

Mile 95 at the Cascade Crest 100, I learned to let go. Exhaustion, pain, and all of the other stuff that can be expected with running 100 miles drifted away as I pushed towards the finish line. To bad it took me 23 hours of of beating myself up to learn to let go. Hopefully in the future whenever pain and self doubt take a hold, I can take a deep breath and let it drift away...

Keep on rolling:)