Can you feel the change in the air?
I do.
More and more, I hear people on Facebook, Twitter, and in the hallways, all saying the same thing to themselves.
“I need to regain my health.”
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Learn How To Pace
If you want to practice discipline, there are many ways. Mostly though, it requires an inspiring goal. You’ll need to figure out yours.
And if you don’t have one, then what? Consider yourself in a very exciting time – a time to work tirelessly until you’ve got something that makes you cry it’s so good.
I don’t like running 5k’s or 10k’s because they’re too far. No, seriously. Hard to believe, but I prefer 400 meters – 57 seconds or less, and you’re done.
Run a 5k or 10k at a leisurely pace? Preposterous! The primal, competitive urges overtake any rational ability to run slowly.
It is what it is.
Learning pace take practice, determination, and patience. Great news though, these skills are transferable to every other aspect of our lives.
You’re Gonna Have To Bleed
Ok, so Lane 8 is a health blog that just so happens to also be a running blog – that’s what works for me. You’ve got your own thing.
Motivation. How many times does that show up?
Passion. Fire. Burning desire. Steve Prefontaine.
He said, “There may be someone who can beat me, but they’ll have to bleed to do it.”
I’d classify myself as a sprinter, not a distance runner. I (hate) prefer not to run 5k’s, and 10k’s. They make my heart and lungs want to explode.
But I do them anyway, to burn, to bleed, to push the limits of the human heart and to have fun.
Sunday’s goal was to run 20:30. Mile splits of 6:40 + 6:40 + 6:35 + :35 landed this:
Running Results
Do you keep track of your progress? I mean, with a few things that are really important to you.
Your checkbook maybe. Or your vacation savings. Or your weight loss or weight gain. Or your running distance or running times?
I love running.
And sometimes I don’t.
Like yesterday at the Central Florida 5k (sponsored by Track Shack) Watermelon Run, I wanted to stop a few times.
You know, quit.
But I didn’t.
Hope you find whatever it is you need to not quit.
Quitting is for amateurs.
Become a pro at not quitting.
And be prepared to bleed to make it a reality.
6 Reasons to Run Watermelon 5k
Heading to Orlando for the annual Track Shack 4th of July Watermelon 5k run.
Yeah, it’s a Sunday, and a holiday, and it’s early.
Having fun and staying healthy can sometimes feel like work, but mostly it feels like this:
- Clothes that fit
- Good health metrics
- Good self-confidence
- Not afraid of a bathing suit
- Self-respect
- Good role modeling
These are just a few of the advantages of hard work.
But you already know that.