Slow and steady isn’t a theory

High School courtyard
High School courtyard.

 

Slow and steady isn’t a theory.

We just finished week six of becoming a runner. Our daily mailbox total is five, so far. Next week we will run six mailboxes each day.

 

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It doesn’t seem like much until you realize it is

gathering firewood in a residential area
Mailboxes are about 100 meters apart where we live.

 

Three mailboxes a day (300 meters) – seems like such a short distance until you compare it to sitting on a couch.

 

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You can’t improve what you don’t measure

inches to centimeters chart screen shot
Miles vs kilometers.

 

Miles vs kilometers. Heading to Canada in five days.

You can’t improve what you don’t measure.

And you can’t improve what you don’t do.

Distance is only one way to track progress.

Other ways:

Time

Weight

BMI

Resting heart rate

Cholesterol

Flexibility

Core strength

Commitment

Passion

Joy

i always say, “Find a million ways to stay motivated.”

 

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Pushing through leads to the other side

Masters athlete packed suitcase
My suitcase packed for the 2009 trip to Finland.

 

Pushing through leads to the other side.

Booked the Lyon, France Hotel yesterday (this is a big deal milestone).

It took a decade of progress to compete in the 2009 Masters Track and Field World Championships.

It’s taken six more years (16 total), to get another shot at it.

This time with healthy feet.

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Surprise, surprise, surprise

In each photo, catch the first (shorter) blue horizontal line – the mile times…

 

Map My Run iPhone screen shot
Yesterday, the first mile time trial.

 

Map My Run iPhone screen shot
Yesterday, the second mile time trial.

 

The night before, i was all excited about running in the morning. But when the morning came yesterday, it was really humid, and i just wasn’t feeling it, blah, blah, blah. Plus the time pressure of having an early High School tour.

But then, a runner. He unexpectedly came from behind and passed me as i finished the first warmup mile and stopped to stretch.

He was several hundred meters ahead when the stretching was done and i decided to see if i could catch him – slow and steady of course.

While the 6:06 split was nice, i had this crazy notion of trying a second attempt to go sub-six minutes. Had never attempted it because i thought it was impossible.

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