Ode to the Tempo Run

It’s tempo run Thursday

What’s that mean, you ask?

45 minutes of hell

Oh what a daunting task.

I wasn’t feelin the need

For a whole lotta speed.

My legs heavy and tight,

This may be an ugly sight.

So off I went

On this beautiful day.

Let’s get this over with!

So it’s outta the way.

A 5 minute warm up,

The pace was slow.

But it got the legs movin

And the blood to flow.

Then for 8 minutes

The pace picked up a bit.

Thru the 2 minutes of recovery

I kept repeating “Oh shit!”

Only 15 minutes in

And I’m asking “How much longer?”

But I had to remember

This just makes me stronger.

It was time for the set

That was gonna hurt the most.

But I knew once I finished

I would be able boast.

4 sets of 6 minutes

At race pace or faster.

And I’m happy to report

It wasn’t a disaster.

Two sets were done,

Only 2 more to go.

“This I can finish,”

For that I know.

Dear Run Gods, I said

Thank you for allowing me to run.

But please help me push through

And let this be done.

For I’m not +Adam Hill

And this is no fun!

BEEP! Goes my watch

I finished, I’m alive.

So happy to be done,

I gave myself a high-five!

It was warm and sunny

As I started to cool down.

And I thought wow -

I’m lucky to live in this town.

So on this day

Of my tempo run

I can definitively say

This time I won!