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Sacrifice Is Required

Sacrifice is required. And so is patience. You already know this. And you also know how difficult, and some would even say impossible, these are.

Yet we must, over time, develop the good habits that let us have a positive outlook, in spite of the setbacks and missed opportunities. It is our only hope for hope.

Four days ago, I had to pass on the Florida State Masters Track & Field Championships. It’s a 30-minute drive., and my “home track”. But I’ve spent years with chronic foot pain and am not ready to compete again.

Orlando IOA Corporate 5k

Last night, 12,600 5k runners. The second largest Florida 5k ever.

Work hard. Play hard.

Just do it.

No pain, no gain.

It’s who you know.

Climb the ladder of success.

Buzzwords and catch phrases.

IOA Corporate 5k.

Orlando, Florida.

Lake Eola.

Track Shack.

Jon and Betsey Hughes.

Mayor Buddy Dyer.

David and Goliath.

I would be David.

Goals:

Have fun, stay healthy
Finish in top 100

Mission accomplished.

Excellence is not a spectator sport.

Been A Year Since

Trying to keep from going crazy is a full-time job, with the pressures of today’s economy and all that.

Running helps me maintain perspective and balance.

Leaving here in a few minutes to drive to Windermere, Florida for the ninth annual Run Among the Lakes 5k, which starts at 8:00AM.

It’s a short drive. Tiger, Shaq, Ken Griffey Jr, and a host of other famous people live there.

My very first 5k ever was this race, back in 2004. Shooting to break the 22:10 from my inaugural 5k.

More later. Gotta go. Stay healthy, have fun….stay healthy, have fun….stay…..

Find A Million Ways?

Yes. If you don’t know what this means, there’s still hope for you.

There are hundreds of ideas here at Lane 8.

But they are of no use if you don’t do something, like read them.

Here’s today’s biscuit.

Lane 8 Digestive Health

When do we think about our long term outcomes – from the food choices we make this week?

Um, well, uh, like never. Right?

Most of us can’t or don’t want to see that far, because it’s too much work. Or, we won’t give up today’s pleasure and convenience for tomorrow’s payoff – good digestive health.

Our son told me last Friday on the drive home from school that he had a “confession”. He doesn’t really like the bread (double fiber) we use to make his lunch sandwiches.

Grateful for the truth, but now what?

So last night on the way home from a doctor’s visit, I stopped to get some food items, including a different kind of bread, but with the same digestive goal – high fiber.

Blogging about health enhances accountability and increases motivation. Are you working on that too?

If not you, who? If not today, when? Seriously. Enjoy your lunch.