cutting corners
I’ve always been sort of a rule follower. You know the type: Never crossing the road at the middle, putting my seatbelt on before turning the key, and absolutely NEVER drinking out of the carton. So, it’s probably no surprise that I am one who runs primary on the right side of the path, sometimes in the middle, and almost never cuts corners. I have no idea why. I guess I’ve always thought of it as cheating.
During my last marathon, I was reminded over and over and OVER to cut the corner rather than following the curve of the road around at the widest point. I guess it’s obvious that this would be the shortest and therefore fastest route but it’s not intuitive for me. I don’t normally train that way so why would I race that way?
Then I got to thinking… why don’t I train that way? When you think about it, in these days of GPS devices, if I were to cut my run short by even a tenth of a mile, Ms. Garminia would surely tattle on me. And so I have been making a concerted effort to train my brain to allow me to cut the corners — when it’s safe of course. Hopefully, it will help me to race smarter.
Posted by Juls.
Filed under Going to the races
Posted on Tue, 06 April 2010 at 6:00 pm
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Life is a journey and, for me, running is a huge part of it. Just like a great run, it has easy and tough parts. It is beautiful at times and ugly at others. Hopefully, I will reach the finish feeling good about what I have accomplished and leave a long trail of bread crumbs to show, those that wish to know, where I have been.
My pal over at Run to Win wrote an article on racing tangents. It was kinda enlightening. There’s a little bit of rebel in you, isn’t there? :-)
07 Apr 10 at 9:25 am #