This is what I do

So it begins with a run I have done about 45 times in the five months I have lived in Mill Valley. It's 6.5 miles assuming Gmap is accurate (I didn't include on the map the two laps around the Tam High School track that is critical to this run but track running is a topic we will cover later). My Mendoza line for this run is sub 50 minutes. Not sure why except it's a solid looking number. Anything faster and I'm moving, slower and I'm clearly succumbing to the inexorable effects of aging. And it's all about confidence. The great Sam Fussell said if you don't think you can bench 350 pounds, you never will. Same with running - to feel confident you can run fast, you have to run fast. So everyday when I run, I try and convince myself I can run fast. On the same route. At the same time.I think my record is 48.22. OK - I know that for a fact but don't want to seem ridiculous

Clearly I was off today. 50.09. Of course it was too cold for me to see my watch under my mittens so I'll mulligan today's workout.