Do you want to wear it? The words shocked me a bit. Jeff Thomas was holding his Boston Marathon finisher medal out and offering it for me to try on. Like a vampire shrinking away from garlic or crosses, or whatever scorches their skin these days, I avoided that blue and yellow medal. It was a […]
Elephants, fleas, futility, and self limitation
Imagine you are chained to the ground with no power to break free. You are a captive, held in place by an immovable object. How long would you struggle before accepting your fate? I can’t remember the first time I heard the story of elephant training, but I was reminded of it this past week […]
Joyful running is all about loving the daily process
As I worked on a talk for our 10K and 5K training group last week, I thought a lot about how running affects my mind. The talk focused on training your brain to run and why mental toughness is important. I can pull so many examples from my own experiences. So many times I struggled […]
When running reveals character, what does yours show?
Running reveals character. And I don’t always like what mine shows. Three times, I’ve struggled to complete a workout during my training the past few weeks. Each time was a different issue. All three made me want to quit. I’m a quitter by nature. My natural tendency is to give up. I know this about […]
Looking back at 2016, a year of extremes
2016 didn’t kill me. Although at times I felt it was trying. Maybe I survived because I’m not a celebrity. Or a Cuban dictator. Or Mariah Carey’s manager. The new year is off to such a hectic start that I haven’t had much time to look back at 2016. But it deserves some retrospective attention. […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 11
- Next Page »
Recent Comments