grass and the invisible vortex

for today's 3 mile run i spent as much time as possible running in the grass located in-between the street and the sidewalk. the grass was thick and spongy. there seemed to be an invisible vortex grabbing at my feet each time i took a stride. my feet seemed momentarily stuck with each step. tricky.

and then when it was necessary to go back onto the blacktop, BOOM! i felt like i was being shot out of a cannon. my feet were much quicker without that invisible vortex.

still sore but wanted to run anyway. i was hoping by some miracle that i wouldn't be sore but yeah, shins sore. i feel like i am shuffling.
--
when was the last time you ran FULL SPEED? seriously. full speed with all of your might? years? months? i would challenge you to give it a shot. even for 1/4 of a block. just pump your arms and bolt down the street as fast as your body can carry itself. you don't have to be in any kind of elite shape to run as fast as you can. i did it tonight, its fun. i can't even feel my legs when i do it.

i think as adults, it seems encouraged not to do things at full speed. i don't know how to explain it. like its not cool or something. i find myself holding back a little sometimes. as though my passage from childhood to adulthood required me to leave full-speed activities at the door. i don't know how to explain it. lets say you want to take the stairs at work...but you feel like running up them as fast as possible just for fun. no i'm sorry, thats not cool, so you walk up the stairs nice and slow. stuff like that. know what i'm saying? sometimes at work i will wildly pump my fists in the air when my recommendations work perfectly. when no one is looking that is.

run full speed, as fast as you possible can for as long as you can hold your pace. its awesome.