Felix Run

Topic: Felix Run
Key Words: Pimped Out, dri-fit, tempo run
Word Count: 483
Tomorrow's Likely Topic: I'm 30, I rent, and I have a roommate

3.9 mile Felix Run yesterday; suprisingly, it was at a respectable pace. The Felix Run is made up of folks Felix coaches in the Houston Fit marathon training group. Felix was let go from one of the dominant running stores in Houston, and started up with a new store called Finish Strong. Felix says his firing was unjustified, and based on how they fired his wife (they canned her the day after he started work with the new store, said it was a conflict of interest), I believe him. So to support Felix, a group of us gather at the new store on Thursday's and go for a run at Memorial ... and we all just happen to have on Finish Strong shirts! I know that I'm getting pimped out for free advertising, but I do get a new dri-fit shirt out of it, so it seems like a fair trade. Also, even though I don't think Felix knows my name (partly my fault), he's a good guy who puts a lot of energy into his running groups; the right thing to do is to support him.

Despite yesterday's run being a good workout, I really need more variety in my running. The pattern seems to be speed workout on Tuesday, slow to medium Felix run on Thursday, and a long run on Saturday. I need to add some kind of leg workout, and I really need a tempo run; one where you run at a pretty fast clip for some amount of time. I suppose I could make the Felix Run a tempo, but that's not necessarily very social, and that's a big part of the run. I also want to get my mileage for every week up, since I think that's how I will not break down come the later stages of the marathon.

And just as I say I want to add miles ... I'm only running 5k tomorrow! The Astro's Race for the Pennant is tomorrow, and since you get two free Astros's tickets and finish on their field, it's hard to pass up. Jonathan has been waxing philosophical about when to be content as a runner, and honestly, I'm becoming content. I'm happy with my 5K and Half Marathon times, and I'm really more concerned about fun runs, charity runs like Sprint for Life, and noteworthy marathons like Chicago, NY, and London, than I am concerned with new personal records. Still though, there's still one more feather I need in my cap ... I need to beat Oprah. At that point, I can waddle on into my twilight, booking slow times, while adding to my stash of medals, all while having a blast.