My mantra has been " Kill the Bear", but today I felt like I was becoming the bear. Today I ran my best three mile, 23:36. I chose the flattest route possible in Western PA, and set my pace. The first mile is always my worst, so I never evaluate my run on that. The Second mile was good, and my third was fine, but I admit it was a struggle. I finished 1.5 miles from home, so jogged home at a nice pace. I weighed in at 216.5 lbs before the run. The lightest I've been in some time. I'm fine with bear image for now, but I need to become more deer like. Not many guys that I know of finish Selection weighing over 200 lbs. RFP.
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Current Weight - 215 lbs.
I've just finished my first 11 week trimester in route to Selection. I finished this trimester by running the Pittsburgh 1/2 marathon. I didn't run for a time, but to finish. The goal was to run and finish without feeling trashed. Why? Because mentally I needed to finish well so that as I amp up my speed work I'm able to tell myself " You can do this, you just finished a 1/2 marathon, and felt good." Don't discount the mental games you have to play to get your mind right. I often watch clips from the movie "The Edge", " What one man can do, another can do." And, " I'm going to kill the bear." "Killing the Bear" has become my mantra for completing Selection, or any challenge. Today was a type of bear. More like a Koala bear, but have you ever seen one of those things angry? The next trimester will end with GORUCK Heavy here in Pitt. I'm expecting a Grizzly experience.