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Set backs are part of the wellness challenge

The boy on the left walked most of the “lap” and the other children crossed the “finish line” minutes before him. I was sad for him. So I did what I could in the moment…(the caption)…

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I told the boy to never give up, to never quit trying, and wished him the best

Set backs are part of the wellness challenge. Whether they are temporary or permanent is up to us.

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Three reasons why running is like writing

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school gym class in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower
French gym class
seriously, the Eiffel Tower, 10am on a beautiful Spring day

Three reasons why running is like writing:

  1. When you do it regularly, you get better at it
  2. The more you do it, the easier it becomes to start
  3. When you stop, even for a week, it takes days to get the rhythm back

Have been running regularly for the past week. Man does it ever feel good.

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It’s challenging to explain to people why I work so hard at health

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the keys are often hard to see…enthusiasm and expectation to name a few

Why work so hard at health? Working here (Walt) for nearly three decades, excellence, hard work, creativity, quality, innovation, fun… is all in the blood. Can’t help but approach everything with a great deal of enthusiasm and expectation.

Time for a run. You’re exercising today too, right? With great enthusiasm and expectation, right?

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Never saw it coming is a big reason people quit

Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort...Disneyland Paris
running in France
it was better than no run at all

Never saw it coming is a big reason people quit. Case in point. Two weeks ago I spent a week in Paris…only ran 15 minutes. The past week nursing a severe head cold…huge wrench in running plans. Falling two weeks behind compared to where I’ve been working years to get back to…just another day in paradise.

Don’t quit. Even when things happen you never saw coming. Be flexible. Adapt. Stay healthy, have fun.

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My very first 5k is now an annual tradition

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finding a million ways isn't theory, it's do or die
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feeling even better than last year's 2011 run

Maybe a decade ago I needed to find a great reason to not quit running. Had been running on my own for several years but was really struggling to get out of bed to do it. Enter a 5k? Maybe that would be interesting since I’d never done it before. So that’s what I did.

And now the 2012 Windermere “Run Among the Lakes” 11th annual 5k is almost here again…can’t wait.

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