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Tag Archives: Training
Damn the Pain!
Damn the pain! Yesterday’s five-miler started out great. After the first warm-up mile, the second mile, without trying too hard, was 6:26. My best “opening mile” since July 2007. The “opening mile” is actually the second mile – the very … Continue reading
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World Class in Lane 8?
Can you become world class even if you’re stuck out in lane 8? What do you think? I think you can. So every day, I wake up, and wonder, what would it take for an ordinary person to become extraordinary? … Continue reading
Lane 8 Blog from Hartford, CT
Lane 8 Blog from Hartford, CT. I’m co-facilitating a two-day professional development program, for a regional financial services company, here in Hartford. Life on the road can be very hard work, at least that’s what I’ve found to be true. … Continue reading
Masters Track and Lane 8?
Yesterday, I had such a busy morning, I couldn’t find time to run, before taking our son to school on the way to the airport. After my arrival at Hartford, Connecticut, I had the chance to do an easy 35 … Continue reading
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Blah, blah, blah?
Blah, blah, blah? Nope. Dream Big. Get There. Stay There. That’s what Lane 8 is about. Staying there. Ran into a Father of my son’s classmate, at the gym yesterday. I asked, “What motivates you”? He replied, with an apparent wisdom, … Continue reading
Lane 8 and Track & Field?
Lane 8 and Track & Field? Absolutely. Then what about quitting? Yesterday, I posted that I wanted to quit. Believe that? Heck no. i don’t want to quit. Then what? I felt like quitting! Big difference. I’ll be … Continue reading
I wanted to quit!
Yesterday, I wanted to quit. Seriously. I kept thinking, “This isn’t worth it. It’s too much work. The pain isn’t going away. What if I spend $1,000 for a plane ticket, plus hotel, etc, and I can’t run? Maybe this … Continue reading
Run Blog Run
Run Blog Run is an interesting blog I found while reading Fast Forward on the plane to Niagara Falls yesterday. By the way, I’m here in Niagara Falls, New York. Fast Forward is a free magazine as part of a USATF … Continue reading
Pain, Pain Go Away
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day….. Remember that song? I changed the lyrics slightly, substituting pain for rain. Still can’t shake the left heel pain. Need to return to Dr Curtis Wagner next week. This is an … Continue reading
World Class?
What does it take to be world class? Why even strive to be world class? Isn’t that a bit egotistical? And even if we could agree it’s not, couldn’t we agree it’s way too much work for the average person? … Continue reading