fantastic 42.2k running weekend

I had such a good time this weekend. And bizarrely enough I smashed out this daunting coastal five event. 

Ritalin really is great for running. I realise that my loud music, my constant checking of the telemetry on my watch, the calculations im constantly running in my head ... are all to quiet the background monologue that says im exhausted, I cant do this, I could just stop, what's that pain from my calf..... Now I enjoy the music, I enjoy the scenery and shit, the running itself was actually fun. What's with that?! Is that how normal people run? How much of that is the stim effect of the Ritalin talking? 

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