Speedwork- Deja Vu

Two weeks ago I met the Bird at the track to work on speed.

 As I was waiting for her I jogged a few warm up laps and bam it hit me.

A complete deja vu.

 

 

 I suddenly remember getting in my lane, getting lined up in my block and looking up and sun would be perfectly in line with the hurdles.

 

I so had a moment.

 

I also had a strong urge to do a toe touch but luckily the Bird showed up right before I attempted one.

 Of course I was to shy to do it in front of her!

I cant fathom how low it would be.

I mean a low touch at any age is just un acceptable.

HA. 

Really,  I'm glad she came when she did  because who knows what a toe touch would have done to my (almost) 30 year old body.

 

Enough with the reminiscing. We did 2x200, 2x300, 2x400. Wow, that's all I have to say.

The first 200 was hard. I felt my heart wanting to burst out of my chest and then the deja vu happened again.

I felt my stride change, I could feel my arms pumping.

I could feel the anticipation of waiting for my teammate to hand off the baton.

Everything I do wrong running, felt right.

 

Even though the workout kicked my ass I had the best high ever.

I wanted to keep going.

I forgot how much I loved to run short, fast distances!

 

After our run I couldn't go to sleep.

I was giddy.

I had so much energy.

It was wonderful.

So wonderful that I think I'm going to make it part of my weekly routine.

 

I really started thinking what if I didn't quit track after my sophomore year.

What if I actually trained and was trained.

 I wonder what would have happened.

Where I would be.

What all I would have accomplished.

 

I think an old passion might have been awaken...

 

Did you run in high school?

Did you keep up with it after you graduated?

What did you run?