Comments on: Runners: Open Thread http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2009/01/10/runners-open-thread-24/ (It's a long story.) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lil 1/2 pint http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2009/01/10/runners-open-thread-24/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 lil 1/2 pint Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:33:38 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2009/01/10/runners-open-thread-24/#comment-3717 I never gave this any thought before but I'm going to have to agree with you. One of the things I truly love about running is that state of total relaxation when my legs just carry my body and I'm floating over the ground and my mind is relaxed. For me, the first half of the marathon was like that. I was feeling good at the 13 mile mark. I started getting tired around 15-17. I started stressing at mile 17 because I was terrified of being picked up by the scooper truck. Yes, the more I got tired, the more I used my brain. I never gave this any thought before but I’m going to have to agree with you. One of the things I truly love about running is that state of total relaxation when my legs just carry my body and I’m floating over the ground and my mind is relaxed.

For me, the first half of the marathon was like that. I was feeling good at the 13 mile mark. I started getting tired around 15-17. I started stressing at mile 17 because I was terrified of being picked up by the scooper truck.

Yes, the more I got tired, the more I used my brain.

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