As we seek motivation, we can strive for simplicity and effectiveness

jeff noel's mile time trial time
October 11, 2013’s goal was a 6:40 mile

 

Ran this morning before writing. And the running has been a struggle since the letdown of not going to Nationals – remember the double inguinal hernia repair two weeks before the meet back in July?

As we seek motivation, we can strive for simplicity and effectiveness. Nationals is the only meet I plan to run and set a goal for. One year, one race. It’s enough.

One year, no race.

No worries.

Twice this week did two 800’s at 3:20 pace, with a five-minute rest in between. This was a post surgery ability stretch. An hour ago I decided to do a mile time trial and shot for 6:40, which is back-to-back 3:20’s (with no rest in between).

The time above shows the results. Motivation is like a fire and we must constantly add fuel to it.

You get this, right?

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What’s the first thing we take off our full plate when life gets overwhelming?

Mid Life Celebration logo brainstorm diagram
Exercise is one of only five big life choices – and critical to the other four

 

What’s the first thing we take off our full plate when life gets overwhelming?

Exercise is usually the first thing to go, if we were even doing it in the first place.

The paradox is exercise is the one thing that offers natural antibodies to attack stress.

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Join the ‘boy this is sure hard to stay motivated’ club

Long, gloomy, cold, lonely, quiet road
Long, gloomy, cold, lonely, quiet roads are the devil’s work

 

Are you struggling with finding continuous motivation and joy in your exercise or activity routine?

Join the club.

We can know something, use it, then forget it because we take it for granted, then rediscover it again.

A goal.

A goal so clear, concise, and compelling the thought of reaching it excites us and fills us with the fire to burn brightly.

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You’re gonna get hit

Typical morning near Disney World - fast moving traffic
Typical morning near Disney World – fast moving traffic

 

Blurry car passing runner along highway
Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.

 

Running yesterday, from an old white pickup truck full of construction workers on the opposite side came a shout from across the highway, “You’re gonna get hit.”

A smile came to the face, and peace filled the spirit. We can also say that driving increases our chances of being involved in a highway accident. Flying increases our odds of a plane crash (some people never fly because of this pervasive fear).

We could also have a serious health accident from high blood pressure, poor cholesterol, and so on.

Pick our poison, eh?

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Today’s physical thought continues with a spiritual thought for the day at the Next Blog