I beat my PR!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n But let’s back up a bit. I realized I packed all my running hats once I got to work today, so during my lunch time run I wore my new Bondi band.<\/p>\n I definitely could have used my hat for today’s lunchtime run. It was 70 degrees, sunny, and not a cloud in the sky.<\/p>\n I don’t even know if my feet touched the pavement, that’s how fast I felt.<\/p>\n What was fueling me? I had Hood to Coast Anticipation pumping through my veins today. <\/strong><\/span>That’s all I can think to explain it. I visualized myself crossing the finish line in Seaside sweaty, exhausted, sore, stinky and happy. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n I even noticed that a guy started using me as his pacer! What?! I was so surprised but he stayed right on my tail the rest of my run. Am I fast runner? Usually not! But today I was!<\/p>\n I crossed the Hawthorne Bridge at I think the 18 minute mark<\/strong>? It’s hard to remember but usually I cross the bridge between 21-24 minutes. When I got to the other side, I saw that there were a bunch of sprinklers on.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bondi1.jpg\" "\\"bondi\\"")
<\/a>I hadn’t realized how much I like wearing visors\/hats when I run now. I never used to wear them but started about a year ago. It’s so much better. I prefer to have the sun off my face when I run.<\/p>\n<\/a>I listened to my new Running Playlist that’s full of top 40, high energy hits and fast-paced music. It definitely inspired my legs to FLY today!<\/p>\n<\/a>After crossing The Steel Bridge, I glanced at my watch and saw the time. It was the fastest I’d crossed to the Eastside Esplanade and that pushed me to keep running at that fast pace.<\/p>\n<\/a>I was passing people left and right.<\/p>\n