Tag: Son

He doesn’t know he ran farther than he’s every run before

He doesn’t know he ran farther than he’s every run before. Yesterday, a Saturday, we covered 1.5 miles before we stopped to walk.

His previous longest continuous run was 1.25 miles.

Two days prior to this milestone, we ran his fastest (by far) track interval workout.

Knowing our pace yesterday would be ridiculously slow, i thought we could still manage a personal best, but rather than speed, i challenged it to distance covered.

Seeing tangible results is highly motivating.

 

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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.

 

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

 

Are you finding small wins with the relentless temptation to quit?

golf tournament in Orlando
Golf is a decent activity, the challenge is the ability to do it frequently enough to matter.

 

My Son and i are no longer jogging together because this semester he is taking Personal Fitness which is five days a week and he is also a member of the Track & Field team. Coach Williams has them practice six days a week.

The fact that our Son hasn’t asked for permission to quit is remarkable.

Driving him to practice this Saturday morning felt surreal.

The long way is the short cut.

 

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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.

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

 

Good workout yesterday and he was slow

Disney Leadership expert speaker
There is a steady and willing crowd at the feet of the master…Disney.

 

A 25-mile roundtrip bike ride, plus an intentionally short (and easy) 30-minute gym workout at the bike midway point. Slept 7.5 hours again.

But that’s not the good news…

Our Son’s high school personal fitness class of 13 students all ran two laps (800 meters). i’ve been encouraging him to run slower on the first lap and faster on the second.

He finally tried it.

And here’s what he discovered for the first time:

  • What it’s like to pass someone who is slowing down because you are speeding up.
  • He had never passed anyone before.
  • He had never finished ahead of others before.

This is a big deal.

 

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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.

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

 

Christmas Eve 2015

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It’s weird to look back on the journey that is now into it’s eighth year. It was supposed to be impossible.

 

Christmas Eve 2015.

No run today because it’s Thursday.

i run M, W, F.

Yet it will feel like we will be running all day as we celebrate Christmas this morning, finish some chores, fly to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and then drive to my Mom’s house for Christmas day tomorrow.

 

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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. 

 

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

One mailbox a day update after six weeks

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After six weeks, this is our current daily run distance.

 

We began on Halloween 2015, six weeks ago. Run one mailbox a day for a week. Each week, add another mailbox (100 meters).

We are only at five mailboxes because in week two, we kept the distance at one mailbox (100 meters).

It’s interesting to watch how two, three, and four mailboxes no longer seem like a big deal. Each time we add a mailbox, we are running farther than he’s ever run in his life. Each new distance becomes a big deal – literally groundbreaking.

And then it becomes no big deal in a week or two.

 

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