I ran 50 minutes with my best friend.
we used to run together in HS, when I was a sprinter, and she was a classic LSD( long, slow distance) runner.
I used to get passive aggressive during the long runs that she would put me through and then take it all out on the next track workout...in turn, making her passive aggressive for the next long run...it was a viscious cycle, that probably really helped us both become better runners.
With all of this heavy lifting and short metcons, I feel completely capable of cranking out a good mile ( 5:02 the other day). However, the longer run, really brought me back to when I was a soccer player/sprinter....I was having a hard time focusing for so long and just wanted to sprint the hills and be DONE! Neither of us wore a watch..I hate extraneous things...so we had to run back to the car to check the time every now and then. Her boyfriend left us at 25 minutes and went home...she told me that we had to go at least another 25 minutes. I wanted to scream...you arent going to burn off the pumpkin pie out here on the trails! You need to do some pull ups over there on the tree..100 for time....although, I know that if I told her to grip the branch, that may be exceeding her limits. I have to get her in the gym and throw some weight around now...I need redemtion :) I love her though....good thanksgiving :)