Fast, faster – fastest

So, I’m going to sea – which means – taking more education. It’s going to be tough, as it requires a lot of physical training. Should’t be much of a problem, as I am strong, and I take weekly mountain hikes for fun – but running? That has never been something for me.

I read about what’s required of women seeking admission to the Navy, and in less than a month, I’ll go through some tests. One of them is to run 2000 metres in less than 13 minutes and 45 seconds.

So today I wanted to test myself, and went outside – ready..steady.. GO!!

Uhm.. I’m NOT going to talk about Faroese weather this time, except that the weather was beautiful when I went outside. But few minutes later, just as I was ready to run – the wind started blowing, followed by rain and just as I started running – a hailstorm. Ouch!

But stubborn as I am, I set the clock to 10 minutes – not 13.45 –  and started running to see how far I would get within these ten minutes. The sharp wind and hail wasn’t fun, and I had to run with closed eyes and/or look down.

But I just ran. And when my watch started beeping, I looked up, and found myself 3000 metres out in that valley! The goal was 2000.

With the wind coming from behind this time, I ran home again.

And now – 6 hours after that, not a single muscle in my poor body isn’t sore. 😆

It’s one of those days I feel was a success, and a step closer towards my dream for 2009.

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