I am, at present, a living paradox.
I am, by my past a distance runner. It's kind of like that Gatorade Endurance Formula clip: "If you use the worlds 'Only' and '10k' in that order"
I'm not saying that as an inflating statement, but as a substantive, demonstrable fact. My body, by nature and fundamental structure at this point, doesn't like to go fast initially, but can get down to a 7:00 mile by the end of a 10 miler, and can sustain it.
So now that I've crossed the line into of XC for my senior year of college, and doing a time trial, and being last, I am not offended, nor embarrased. For this is something new to me. A new realm of learning, and infinite possibility.
I have been told that "All you need to do to get faster is reduce the distance". This to me, with due respect, is seemingly incoherent. I do know that when I taper for a marathon, I gain speed, lose humor, and begin to ache.
So as I continue on this journey, I seek to solve this puzzle, one lap at a time.