Temptation lurks everywhere

iPhone stopwatch mile time
Can a 55-year old run one mile in 5:11?

 

Ever feel like you’ve finally overcome the last of a long list of set backs only to get the subtle feeling a new, unexpected set back is brewing?

Achilles tendon has been sore for three weeks.

Just as the intensity was amping up for comeback 2014.

Coincidence?

What should do we do when temptation lurks everywhere?

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What stokes our fire to carry on in spite of the constant cries

Lahti, Finland's three Ski Jumps Stadium
The simple, exquisite daisy at the next blog came from this hillside

 

What stokes our fire to carry on in spite of the constant cries that it’s too difficult to stay motivated and too mundane to have fun with exercise?

A compelling (and hopefully fun) goal.

So yeah, let’s try another comeback.

Last year’s comeback was stalled by double hernia (hernia occurred June 7) repair surgury in July.

Two days ago moved up to a new age group… M55-59.

Being the youngest is a competitive advantage.

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What is required of us in order to stay at it for our entire lifetime?

Runners and walkers on Rice University campus trail
Walk, run, skip, doesn’t matter – just move.

 

What is required of us in order to stay at it for our entire lifetime?

Maybe the real goal of staying active actually lies dormant under all the stereotypically superficial stuff.

Maybe the impossible goal is to show others (as the example) that it can be done.

A lifetime of wellness, led with regular exercise, sensible eating, and adequate rest.

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