What do we use to stay motivated?

In life, what do we do when we start out too strong, and feel like we can’t finish?

Same thing in a race. Back off some, regain our composure, then keep going.

Two mile combined split 13:47… the goal at this point was 14:15 (two miles at 7:15 and 7:00).

 

iPhone screen shot of 5k mile splits
5k: 1st mile 6:39, 2nd mile 7:07

 

So I stopped and walked for half a minute.

What do we use to stay motivated?

Eyes always on the goal.

 

Windermere 5k 50-54M race results
5k goal was sub 22:00

 

Breaking 22 minutes felt like victory, even though walking felt like failure.

Keep going.

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Two tips to know when it’s time to quit or when to pick up the pace

Hungry?
Hungry?

 

Two tips to know when it’s time to quit or when to pick up the pace:

1. Save quitting for when you die
2. Pick up the pace when you’re hungry to prove you love life

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Three great ways to carry the Olympic spirit with you every day

Masters athletics exists because deep down everyone knows health is wealth. Everyone.

olympic spirit

Three great ways to carry the Olympic spirit with you every day:

  1. Be relentless in knowing exactly what it stands for
  2. Be relentless in remembering your part is to do more than just know
  3. Be tireless in your daily efforts to keep moving forward by doing things

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When physically overwhelmed, do these five things…

Some view the summit from the bottom, some walk up, some run up… and some never leave home…

summit views

When physically overwhelmed, do these five things:

  • remember being healthy is a BFO – blinding flash of the obvious
  • recall how you feel when you are very healthy
  • every small step away from quitting is a good step
  • learn to live with never ending priority challenges
  • you’re doctor never prescribed no exercise and no sensible eating

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