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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
i quit, he said to himself.
On yesterday morning’s first run on Sanibel Island, the pain kicked in big time at mile six, during a three-minute half-mile interval.
With Nationals and World’s looming, where i wanted to be and where i am are far apart.
Wisdom is knowing the real goal is to simply to be able to run freely, and pain-free.
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Why did this happen?
After what seemed like a perfectly (finally) timed six mile warmup in preparation for the 800 meters, come to find out, the printed schedule i had was completely wrong. The 800 would be at the end of the day, not the beginning. Major challenge.
It was either go get in the car and drive back to Orlando, or see if i could get into the 1500 which was about an hour away. i got into the 1500 and waited, and rationalize that the 1500 is a substantially slower pace and i would be warmed up enough to just have fun with it.
Bottomline, too much time between warmup and race.
Couldn’t have gone out any more conservatively on the first lap.
Right calf pain, kinda like a cramp.
So after the first lap, dropped out.
Was it sodium or potassium deficiency?
Is it a muscle pull?
Time will tell.
It’s sore this morning.
Was hoping it wouldn’t be.
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Taking risks comes naturally when you consistently take risks.
Not taking risks comes naturally when you consistently refuse to take risks.
The gate was open even though school was in session. An open gate is an attractive nuisance.
i took it.
The first three 400 meter intervals were on the track before Roy, the groundskeeper/security host politely asked me to leave. We had a nice conversation and he understood that i was not offended.
With seven more 400’s to go, i simply jogged across Turkey Lake Road to the shady side – the Universal Studios side – to complete the track workout. Each interval started by the sign in the middle photo above and concluded 400 meters down the sidewalk. Recovery was the walk back to the sign to begin again.
It was a nice start. An official start to 2015 track season. Ten times 400 meters at 90-95 seconds each with a 400 meter recovery walk.
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(photo: Yesterday morning’s run near Disney World netted the fastest mile split in the past year – dealing with injuries, travel, etc)
Applying Disney creativity and innovation to running since 1999. What does that mean?
It means the more years you run, the more temptations you face to quit because of boredom, injuries, time, excuses, etc.
Disney’s creativity and innovation principles are world famous, but not for the reasons outsiders believe.
Walt became famous for creativity because he was constantly battling stiff competition, harsh economic conditions, and a distracted public that had better things to do with their discretionary income.
Disney’s goal is to not only survive as a business, but to thrive. And in fact, to become the most admired Company in the world.
The admirable goal at Mid Life Celebration is to become an example and not a warning.
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Nursing incredibly untimely injuries is a huge challenge to staying the course.
When we have too many disappointments for too long, the devil’s temptation to just say, “It’s not worth it, I quit” becomes much more appealing.
It’s too hard.
It’s taking too long.
The results aren’t happening fast enough.
I’m tired of the pain and disappointment.
Blah, blah, blah.
Right?
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