Three students caught me on an uphill the other night doing what felt like a 7:30 mile. I couldn't help it, I sped up and matched their pace; it was fun, for about 500 yards.
As they pulled away from me the following excuses entered my head: I'm running with a backpack on, I'm probably running further than them, then finally, as I accepted defeat: I'm almost certainly twice their age and weigh at least 20lbs more.
Some may think that this kind of reality check would be disheartening, but I already know there are plenty of people out there faster than me. I found the excitement of keeping up with them for that minute and a half was a highlight of my run and it gives me the hope that, if I drop a few pounds, I might be able to keep up with them for a little longer, perhaps even 3 minutes next time.
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