Lessons Learned from Horror Flicks

I run. Like sub 6 min. miles when I choose. As I went up in pace I learned e hard way that for most of us, we're not going to run 12 miles at the same pace that we run a 5k. Not a few of us go out way too fast and get caught somewhere along the race by someone else who we "left in the dust" at the beginning of the race. Which brings me to Jason.

Those of you familiar with the Halloween series knows that Jason, perhaps the slowest moving serial killer in movie history almost always manages to catch his prey. Jason paces himself. After all he can't be all out of breath and passed out when he finally catches his victim. No, Jason knows that most amateurs will bolt from the start line, or in his case, the very sight of him. He knows that most people cannot keep that initial pace up for very long and once winded will slow to a pace that is much slower than a faster pace they could have sustained for a longer period of time. It is at that point that even at a slower pace, Jason can catch up and decapitate his victim.

So the lesson is: run your race and keep your pace. It's the best way to survive.


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