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Exercise When Traveling?
Greetings from Lowell, Massachusetts. Up here to give a couple speeches, to change the world.
Exercising when traveling is challenging. Agreed? It’s easy to cave in to the pressures that come with a busy, and unpredictable schedule.
To manage this, I plan my “rest days” to be part of, or all of the trip. It doesn’t make things perfect, but it sure helps manage the guilt and pressure when you can’t exercise.
This is how it goes. To be healthy you have to work at it. Sometimes it feels like a chore. And sometimes it’s gloriously exhilarating.
Bob Beamon’s Long Jump
Sometimes, there are no words necessary. This is one of those times:
Speaking Of Plantar Fasciitis
Ok, so world-famous author, Nicholas Sparks, was an 800 meter runner at University of Notre Dame. For those of you who know, his 1:49.00 split is a very respectable time.
Then he developed plantar fasciitis, a painful and chronic inflammation of the plantar fascia tendon that runs from our heel to our toes.
This ended his running ambitions. Good thing he knew how to write. Well, not at first. But look at him today.
And that’s today’s lesson at Lane 8.
We are never very good at something when we first try. Whether it’s running or writing, both take years and tons of practice to gradually build confidence and results. Same for everything in life too.
But you already knew that, didn’t you? Then what are you complaining about? Keep going. Shut up. And never quit.
Guest Blogger Nicholas Sparks?
Nicholas Sparks is today’s Guest Blogger? Well, sort of – via video clip.
Nicholas Sparks was a track star at Notre Dame.
Who knew?
And it was plantar fasciitis that ended one career and promoted another. Sounds a bit familiar, only different.
Nicholas Sparks wrote his first novel at 19. Around the same time, (1985), he and three other half-milers set the Notre Dame two-mile relay school record (7:20.11), which still stands today.
How do I know this? Facebook led me to this video interview with Nicholas Sparks and he’s standing next to the Notre Dame track & Field record book.
Wonder if he still runs?