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He leaned over and said, “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure”, I said without hesitating, so I stopped typing on the keyboard and turned his way.
He continued, “One of my bucket list items is to do a race and I’m not sure what distance to choose”.
I suggested a 5k, and gave him Track Shack’s website. He’ll walk his first 5k, and if he’s really lucky, he’ll become motivated to do another.
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Let’s get back to health basics. Man, this seems so incredibly important, and basic.
Isn’t that what First Lady Michelle Obama clearly articulated in her June 23 White House Press Release?
Here’s the bottom line: We can never tire of the basics.
None of us are really in a position to tell the others what or how they should maintain their health.
But there are some who have found “something” and, “somehow“, to maintain it for over a decade, they are becoming your experts. And you can listen to them or not.
But the one thing you can not do, is deny that these people have accomplished much, simply by using the basics. There are people close to you that you should tap into. Find out what motivates them.
No drugs. No coach. No personal trainer. No easy job providing extra time to exercise. No convenient location next to a gym, a “Y”, or school athletic facilities.
Just a pair of running shoes. Wake up. Lace up. Shut up. Walk to the mailbox. And start running.
Running. Just one of many ways to stay active.
What’s yours?
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.
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:
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.