Temptation lurks everywhere

iPhone stopwatch mile time
Can a 55-year old run one mile in 5:11?

 

Ever feel like you’ve finally overcome the last of a long list of set backs only to get the subtle feeling a new, unexpected set back is brewing?

Achilles tendon has been sore for three weeks.

Just as the intensity was amping up for comeback 2014.

Coincidence?

What should do we do when temptation lurks everywhere?

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Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won’t help

53 year old man bending down to help someone
sometimes just bending over can be dangerous

 

Stay healthy, have fun. A mantra created from a truckload of exercise mistakes, all revolving around overdoing it.

Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won’t help. – Calvin and Hobbes

Dang if I didn’t torque the left hamstring yesterday. Wasn’t even running.

The rest of you, please remember to be careful, and have fun – in that order.

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Bonus Run Or Addiction?

Not Truckers Country, Runners Country.

The way things worked out yesterday – impacting today – means I get to run this morning, making it three days of running in the past seven instead of two.

Bonus or addiction?

PS. My feet haven’t felt this good in 10 years. If you’re a regular from the beginning (’09), this means something’s up. If you’re newer, it still means the same thing, but you might not have any idea…

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I Thank God For My Injuries

Windows of opportunity only offer a view if you make the effort to look out.

Dear God, thank you for my injuries. They are a gift from you.

Insight: Don’t expect your health and wellness efforts to be trial free. They won’t be. Seeing them as disaster or blessing helps shape our habits.

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It’s Time To Get It Checked

I Think He Thinks I'm Crazy
I Think He Thinks I'm Crazy

Fear keeps us from doing many of the common sense things we know we should do.

Well, fear, and a busy schedule.

But maybe we create a busy schedule to hide our fear, so we can blame our procrastination on our self-imposed “hiding”.

Friday morning. Me. The Doctor. Right calf.

Let’s get this thing figured out.

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