Dear readers, adapt and overcome

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park info board
Hawaiian’s have learned to adapt to (and overcome) the Volcanoes

 

Dear readers, adapt and overcome. Pushing our body’s boundaries often comes in sudden, steep climbs, like the one you might be on now.

Or like the one I’m currently experiencing.

Do your best.

Note to self – follow your own advice – you’re decently wise.

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Got moves like Don Ho?

Photo of United Air fees for extra leg room
Leg room is free with a loyalty program

 

Photo of actual leg room in United economy seat
Without paying or without a loyalty program

 

Economy comfort on United
An awesome seat with extra legroom for a 7+ hour flight?

 

Got moves like Don Ho?

No.

Like Jagger?

No.

Holding up well?

So far.

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Door to door, 19 hours, assuming no glitches

sun from high altitude jet
19-hour travel day will set a PR

 

Door to door, 19 hours, assuming no glitches. Three flights on United, an airline I have no status with.

The reason we utilize loyalty programs is for the love we receive from the business. Sorry Delta, out of my control.

Leaving for airport at 6am.

Estimating entering my hotel room for sleep 19 hours later.

Is that a decent excuse for not running today?

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Traveling and busy schedules will not stop this from happening

Lolo Jones story
We all understand the benefits of honest work for a worthy goal – wellness

 

Traveling and busy schedules will not stop this from happening. The 2013 comeback to healthy high-level competitive running.

And to be clear, high-level is the result of 14 years of preparation. Not genes, not luck, not talent.

Hoping my story inspires you to keep writing yours.

Today is my last run on continental United States soil for 12 days.

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We’re finished when we’re finished

Three outstanding Master's 100m sprinters
Three outstanding Master’s 100m sprinters

 

Trio of High School 100m sprinters
Two of these boys lost to the young athlete in the next photo

 

Double leg amputee teenage High School 100m sprinter
Courage is hard to see, except when it isn’t, like here

 

Finding motivation doesn’t have to be hard. Yet we also know it won’t always be easy. The key is to understand when to up our game and when to ease up.

Too much is as dangerous as not enough.

Yesterday was my first Track meet since last summer. And if you count these two, they are the only meets since 2009.

When we stop changing, we’re finished.

I either lost the 800 M50-54 by a couple hundredths of a second or won it by that much.

Either way, the motivational fire has been stoked.

Hoping all of you are stoked too.

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