Hot, still, humid air can flood our ambition

September sunrise near Walt Disney World
Yesterday, 30 minutes of walking before sunrise.

 

Even though it was dark when i walked down the driveway to begin a Monday morning run yesterday, the air was anything but cool.

First i said, “i’ll walk 800 meters to warmup, get loose, and get motivated”.

At 800 meters, i extended it to a one mile warmup walk, and even before the first mile was done, i knew what was going to happen.

i was going to say, “i don’t feel like running today. i’ll just do the same amount of time, but walk instead of run. It will be good to cross-train”.

Every avid runner struggles with the same things every other (rookie) runner struggles with.

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Are you comfortable with being unwilling?

Windermere Prep School Sports Performance Center
Local High School Weight Room.

 

Consistent exercise, decent nutrition, and adequate rest is the only way to vibrant health.

Are you comfortable with being unwilling to make it happen?

Most of us aren’t.

Yet we do it anyway (the unwilling part) when we commit to doing nothing.

How healthy is that?

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Is selling ourselves short a personal choice?

Is it a personal choice to sell ourselves short, or is it society’s fault?

After having accepted that i’m not going to 2015 Worlds this week in France, a revelation this morning…

Began training today for the 2019 World Championships. i’ll be 60. Today’s easy jog reminded me of something. Prior to the injury, i was in the best shape of my adult life.

Telling you that to testify this is true…

 

Quote about our body
From i love to run Facebook page.

 

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If we quit we will never know

Windermere Prep track
Yesterday morning.

 

Windermere Prep Athletics
Yesterday, a Sunday.

 

If we quit we’ll never know.

Have given much thought to canceling the trip to France in two weeks.

The Father’s Day injury has literally cancelled the last 40 days of training. Even if i’ve recovered from the injury, the lost conditioning and strength edge i had is gone.

If i quit i’ll never know.

So i haven’t quit, in spite of the (unnecessary) impending embarrassment from weak performance.

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