My mom has told us since we were kids to always have something to look forward to. Some goal to reach. That advice has really helped me thru the ups & downs of life. I try to always have at least one thing I want to accomplish/visit/do/see. I think Burton needed a mom like mine. 💕
Experienced the same drop off in miles. Left Nothern Poland last week and attempted to run near Orlando. I did the following last week. 6.6M, then the following days was only able to jog about 1/2 of that with walking the rest. This is evening in the morning. Temps and humidity horrific. Long story short, heading back to Poland next week!
I’m a late starter at running. I really only got started a couple of years ago (I’m mid 40’s). The looking forward to things is the best thing about running. Even when I injured myself last year I turned that into looking forward to being able to run a mile again. A setback was just a hurdle to jump over. Better yet it has helped immensely with aging. I look around and see most people over 40 kind of giving up already. Almost resigned to a sedentary lifestyle. I have my goal to run my first half marathon at 50. First full marathon at 60. I haven’t decided what to set for 70 but I’m open to all of it. Right now I’m still recovering from that injury so I’m doing 2 miles every day. It’s only been a month but I look forward to seeing how it will change my body and brain. There is always a hill to climb and something to push your brain and body to do. I believe this is how one can age well. Always motivated and striving. My 88 year old cousin is a stroke survivor 3 times over and visiting her last year she said her goal was to ride her bike to the dollar general again. She was already riding it around the cemetery she lives next to. She told me that she never thinks of dying. She always has goals set. Every set back is just another reason to get up and fight. The coolest lady you’d ever meet. And she did ride her bike to the dollar general.
Thought provoking, but do I really want to read of someone else's misery. Not really. 170 years ago doesn't seem that long ago, not when one grows up in the wild west. We may have the internet now, which speeds things up, but not too long ago--70 some years ago-- it was different. Remember when you actually had to send a letter and wait for a response--and stamps were 3 cents???
Human nature is pretty much the same. It is really easy to think negatively of the world, harder to dismiss that and look for the better parts.
I, too, cannot physically do what I've wanted to do with running. It did not get me down. I guess I failed at failure again!
After communicating with one of your subscribers about older people and races, I tried to find what information was available. Turns out anyone over 40 is a Master Runner. The stupidity of the 20s and 30s is left behind and we become smarter. Now, isn't that a good thought?! It does involve changes, but there are groups of humans who devote time and energy helping the older runner slow down, take time, and still accomplish the same thing!
I don't set goals. . . I may never attain them, but there is always room to alter the challenges I have been dreaming of for a long time and eventually get there.
Off and running. Nice day here in the PacNW. Looks like a few T-storms, but it keeps it in the 70s.
Take care, celebrate the little, good things in life. . . after all, you are alive. . .that's a starter! :)
As an ADHD/Life Coach, I always encourage my clients to take time to celebrate their successes, even the small ones, even if it didn't go exactly as planned, or took longer than expected. It is so very important to celebrate your triumphs -- no matter how great or small -- before moving on. It is the ability to capture that joy when we do something we worked hard for, without pushing it aside and minimizing its importance that motivates us to set the next goal!
Love this! What an interesting story!
My mom has told us since we were kids to always have something to look forward to. Some goal to reach. That advice has really helped me thru the ups & downs of life. I try to always have at least one thing I want to accomplish/visit/do/see. I think Burton needed a mom like mine. 💕
I have a sore knee from my half marathon in May. So I rode bikes 40 miles last night
Experienced the same drop off in miles. Left Nothern Poland last week and attempted to run near Orlando. I did the following last week. 6.6M, then the following days was only able to jog about 1/2 of that with walking the rest. This is evening in the morning. Temps and humidity horrific. Long story short, heading back to Poland next week!
I’m a late starter at running. I really only got started a couple of years ago (I’m mid 40’s). The looking forward to things is the best thing about running. Even when I injured myself last year I turned that into looking forward to being able to run a mile again. A setback was just a hurdle to jump over. Better yet it has helped immensely with aging. I look around and see most people over 40 kind of giving up already. Almost resigned to a sedentary lifestyle. I have my goal to run my first half marathon at 50. First full marathon at 60. I haven’t decided what to set for 70 but I’m open to all of it. Right now I’m still recovering from that injury so I’m doing 2 miles every day. It’s only been a month but I look forward to seeing how it will change my body and brain. There is always a hill to climb and something to push your brain and body to do. I believe this is how one can age well. Always motivated and striving. My 88 year old cousin is a stroke survivor 3 times over and visiting her last year she said her goal was to ride her bike to the dollar general again. She was already riding it around the cemetery she lives next to. She told me that she never thinks of dying. She always has goals set. Every set back is just another reason to get up and fight. The coolest lady you’d ever meet. And she did ride her bike to the dollar general.
Thought provoking, but do I really want to read of someone else's misery. Not really. 170 years ago doesn't seem that long ago, not when one grows up in the wild west. We may have the internet now, which speeds things up, but not too long ago--70 some years ago-- it was different. Remember when you actually had to send a letter and wait for a response--and stamps were 3 cents???
Human nature is pretty much the same. It is really easy to think negatively of the world, harder to dismiss that and look for the better parts.
I, too, cannot physically do what I've wanted to do with running. It did not get me down. I guess I failed at failure again!
After communicating with one of your subscribers about older people and races, I tried to find what information was available. Turns out anyone over 40 is a Master Runner. The stupidity of the 20s and 30s is left behind and we become smarter. Now, isn't that a good thought?! It does involve changes, but there are groups of humans who devote time and energy helping the older runner slow down, take time, and still accomplish the same thing!
I don't set goals. . . I may never attain them, but there is always room to alter the challenges I have been dreaming of for a long time and eventually get there.
Off and running. Nice day here in the PacNW. Looks like a few T-storms, but it keeps it in the 70s.
Take care, celebrate the little, good things in life. . . after all, you are alive. . .that's a starter! :)
Great food for thought. I will have to check put her books. I am doing a summer reading challenge and want to broaden the type of books that I read.
Question- Did you mention in a prior post about a woman who has a site/blog called Run to Write? I wanted to follow up and check out .
Thank you.
As an ADHD/Life Coach, I always encourage my clients to take time to celebrate their successes, even the small ones, even if it didn't go exactly as planned, or took longer than expected. It is so very important to celebrate your triumphs -- no matter how great or small -- before moving on. It is the ability to capture that joy when we do something we worked hard for, without pushing it aside and minimizing its importance that motivates us to set the next goal!
Hi Terrell
one does embark on the inner journey and to the destination .
In solitude are millions of moments of immense eternal bliss.
one needs to experience that .
Would be a life time achievement for sure.
God Bless
Hi Terrell
one does embark on the inner journey and to the destination .
In solitude are millions of moments of immense eternal bliss.
one needs to experience that .
Would be a life time achievement for sure.
God Bless
Hi Terrell
one does embark on the inner journey and to the destination .
In solitude are millions of moments of immense eternal bliss.
one needs to experience that .
Would be a life time achievement for sure.
God Bless