Monday, February 06, 2006
the week ahead
its the start of a new week ppl
and a testing week this will be, too
today marked a quiet beginning
to the next few days that will come our way
wednesday's acjc xc race
will be our first ever tapered race
last yr at the same race and with the same taper
every single one of you who ran smashed pbs
but i wun even bother to challenge all of you
because that would insult the acx spirit
which runs in our blood
blood only we have, coursing through our veins
the drive that is synonmous with acx
where challenges and urges become but a mere formality
because i know all of us will breach pbs again
following that will come saturday's road relay
a fun run no doubt
where surely we will witness some phenomenal running
undoubtedly coming from ourselves
and once again we will outdo ourselves
hold that belief dear brothers
hold it steadfast
believe that we are the best
and it will come true
with approximately 37 sessions of trngs and races left
the countdown has long started already
the time is now
if there's a time to start trng harder
it should start now
with many races and tapering sessions to come
there are about 20 hard trngs left
not many to go for us
not many for champions
to run fast
we gotta train fast
miracles happen
but less so during races
and more likely over many trngs
make miracles more available to yourself
and go out there and own our turf
perhaps sometimes its hard to carry on
our lungs collapsing, our muscles screaming
at the same time the guy infront is pulling away
the average top20 runner lets go and continues his pace
yet the winner is the one who defies his own mortal being
and runs faster as the fatigue builds
bridging the gap between yourself and the guy infront
as long as all of us starting from now,
develop that attitude during trng
and always aim on catching whoever is infront
we will find that the gap between runner 1 and runner 6 diminishes
yes that is the recipe to winning
running together serves many purposes
and is the characteristic of many championship winning teams
it not only strikes fear and demoralises rival runners
but it also drives everyone to dash down that path together
leaving others to make up ever widening gaps in our wake
the heart of a champion team is built during trng
have you ran your heart out today?
kennethkhing still running at 5:49 AM