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Tag Archives: Running Blogs
The More You Write, The More
The more you write, the more you discover. The more you discover, the more you want to know. The more you want to know, the more you seek. The farther you seek, the more you know. The more that you … Continue reading
You’re Gonna Have To Bleed
Ok, so Lane 8 is a health blog that just so happens to also be a running blog – that’s what works for me. You’ve got your own thing. Motivation. How many times does that show up? Passion. Fire. Burning … Continue reading
Posted in Impossible Is For Amateurs
Tagged 10k, 5k, Determination, Guts, Health Blogs, jeff noel, Lane 8, Running Blogs, Steve Prefontaine
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Running Results
Do you keep track of your progress? I mean, with a few things that are really important to you. Your checkbook maybe. Or your vacation savings. Or your weight loss or weight gain. Or your running distance or running times? … Continue reading
Posted in Numbers, numbers, numbers
Tagged 5k, Central Florida, Health Blogs, Lane 8, Perseverance, Running Blogs, Running Results, Track Shack
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Lacking Motivation?
“I sometimes think that running has given me a glimpse of the greatest freedom a man can ever know, because it results in the simultaneous liberation of both mind and body……The runner does not know why he runs. He only … Continue reading
Posted in Day To Day
Tagged Health Blogs, motivation, Quotes, Roger Bannister, Running Blogs
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Yesterday (Not The Beatles Song)
Yesterday a friend said I was probably the only person who thinks running and sweating is fun. It was their response after reading a conference agenda that started the day with an optional “fun run”, in the Florida heat. Sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Ever Think Like This?, Wrong
Tagged Conference Activities, Fitness, Florida, Fun, Health Blogs, Running Blogs
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What About The Third Month?
I could go on and on about the specific details of the journey to get and stay in shape, or I could simply share the big picture and bottom line. Any preferences?
Posted in How Much Is Enough?
Tagged Commitment, Health Blogs, Lane 8, Perseverance, Running Blogs
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The Second Month
Same thing, kept adding an additional mailbox each week, so after two months, it was a very slow jog for 800 meters. The third month I began adding an additional 400 meters (quarter mile) to each week. Meaning the third month … Continue reading
Posted in Day To Day, Looking For Creative Ideas?
Tagged c25k, Getting Started, Runner Blogs, Running Blogs, USATF
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National Running Day
Today is National Running Day. Who knew? As a runner, I had never heard of it. Showed up on Facebook this morning. Many people say things like, “I hate running”, or “I’ve never been a runner”. Given a choice, it … Continue reading
Posted in As You Get Older, Wrong
Tagged Absurd, Exercise, Health Blogs, National Running Day, Running Blogs, USATF
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GoDaddy’s Danica Is Avid Runner
Ever stumble across a story that seems so unlikely, but so refreshing that you just have to share it with other like minded folks? If you’re a runner, and many readers at Lane 8 are runners, physically active, or are … Continue reading
Reader’s Wisdom Shared
“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough.” — 2006 Fortune Cookie A Lane 8 reader commented recently that part of her motivation, as she was training for a Marathon, came from a fortune cookie … Continue reading