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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
a 50-something father’s journey to make it to the Masters Track and Field National Championships M50-54 400m finals
Only a few people in the world look forward to getting older for this. To move up to the next age group bracket.
Exactly one year from today, I’ll move from being the oldest in my age group to the youngest. This has great competitive advantage.
But. And it’s a big but. But we must never forget the goal isn’t competition, the goal is motivation.
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What is the harsh reality of trying to enjoy a healthy summer? Most likely our cardiovascular system and our strength (for our age) is a bit weaker than we’d like to admit.
What if we would have become more active 100 days ago on February 22? Walking, jogging, yoga, swimming, biking, the gym, anything really.
If we value something we find a way. If we don’t value something, we find excuses.
Perhaps what we say we value only really becomes believable (to everyone, but especially to ourselves) when we stop saying and start doing.
This is a harsh reality. Please don’t shoot the messenger.
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Life’s first two big choices covered for today, now the third big choice gets it’s shot here.
Ever become self-indulgent with your health? Go with this any where you want.
Yesterday morning, into a strong headwind, set out to run a six-minute mile.
At the 800 meter mark, 3:04.
Ripped off a 6:01, with a 2:57 second 800 (and a negative split).
Figuring the headwind cost 3-4 seconds (the equivalent of sub-six).
This is not the self indulgence you saw coming. Have fun thinking about that today.
Should we be unwilling to give up because of bad weather?
Heck yeah we should be unwilling.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
Life is not a dress rehearsal.
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Life’s first two big choices covered for today, now the third big choice gets it’s shot here.
Could coming in last could be our greatest accomplishment?
If it was the finals of the world championships, yes!
Setting common goals and achieving them will most assuredly leave us with the aftertaste of regret.
Failing at a ridiculously high goal will fill us with the peace of wasting nothing.
Life’s first two big choices covered for today, now the third big choice gets it’s shot here.