Tag: progress

What’s holding you back?

High school track practice
Go.

 

Dennis said when he started swimming a year ago he could only do two laps – up and back counts as two.

Now, in an hour, he swims 68 laps (34 up and backs).

His goal is 100 laps in an hour.

He also went from hating running and believing whole-heartedly that he could never run, to running for 30 minutes.

And, he said, “I love it and look forward to it.”

He also stated that he’s lost 35 pounds.

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11 months ago you couldn’t run 100 meters

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
Almost go time for all (boys and girls) JV runners.

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
Runners to your mark…

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
Go.

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
You’ve learned the multiple benefits of making your first mile your slowest.

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
Next up, you’ll learn how to maintain the second mile pace without falling off the first mile pace. First mile in 10:30 was 30 seconds ahead of target time (11 minutes). Fell slightly off pace by 17 seconds but still netted a 43 second gain against 2-mile game-plan.

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
You’re learning to gradually pick up your pace over the last 800 meters. Finish line is one minute away.

 

Windermere Prep Cross Country 2016
Well under your previous PR of 33:40.

 

Remember 11 months ago you couldn’t run 100 meters?

 

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Turnaround workouts

Inspiring tagline
i exist to teach personal responsibility to a future adult.

 

Turnaround workouts. Tough workout last night (6:00-745pm) and easy workout at 6am this morning. His first 5k Cross Country meet tomorrow morning, a Saturday. He’s never run three miles without stopping.

Our plan has always been to run three miles without stopping by the end of August. Tomorrow is August 20. We still have 11 days if tomorrow proves too much.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Be grateful for slow progress

Orlando sunrise
Yesterday during practice.

 

HS Cross Country team
It’s pitch black at 6am when practice starts. This is just before sunrise.

 

Be grateful for slow progress. He is the slowest High School runner on the team. He’s been running for nine months. This morning he ran for 35 minutes without stopping. This is astronomical progress even if it’s a slow pace.

 

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This website is about our physical health. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Because of the progress we keep showing up

Because of the progress we keep showing up.

We’ve been running regularly for the past nine months, but not until two months ago did we begin to run five days a week.

This is changing one of us in a slow and steady way.

 

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This website is about our physical health. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.