This concept is on my mind a lot lately. How do I define progress and how is it measured? Measuring in business is fairly straight forward since we have financials that don’t let us hide. Measuring fitness can be a little trickier but still we have a scale and how the body looks and feels….
Running
RSD #1,484 & 1,485 From Las Vegas
Yesterday was an early day with a 3:00am run in order to make a 6:00am flight to Las Vegas. I loved the peace and stillness of the very early morning run. Then a long day of training with people from all over the region. It was a diverse group and we had a lot of…
RSD #1,483 Monsoon season is here
We enjoyed afternoon showers with thunder and lightening yesterday. It was wonderfully relaxing to sit and read. I am halfway through The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory which is part of a historical fiction series about King Henry VIII’s wives. I am a historical fiction junky and this series doesn’t disappoint. The monsoon…
RSD #1,482 If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you
It was a lazy Sunday and I slept in a little too late to beat the heat. So off to the the treadmill I went. The iFit trainers never disappoint and I ran a 5k in North Carolina virtually with trainer Ashley Paulson (yes, the one with the bright pink hair). She is an incredible…
RSD #1,481 Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear
This is my calendar quote and it rings so true today. Life takes unexpected turns. Some are more painful than others. The reality is we can survive them all.
RSD #1,480 #bettereveryday
The goal isn’t to improve my time or distance very day. The goal is to feel alive and healthy on the run. To enjoy and be grateful for the ability to run every day. To be better every day to me means to continue to learn and grow as a human being. To improve my…
RSD #1,479 What are you feeding your mind?
I listen to books on most runs and reflect on how I can use the message, knowledge, or advice in my own life. Today was all about the feelings of needing things, people, positions in life versus wanting them and the difference between the two. When you need something you are framing that your happiness…
RSD #1,478 When you’re from AZ you don’t complain about the heat!
Yes, it’s Arizona and it is hot! So we take weekend getaways to cooler places like norther AZ or San Diego. We plan indoor activities or lounge poolside with cool drink. So how do I run in the heat? Most of the time it is early in the morning between 5:00-6:00am. Today I was a…
RDS #1,477 Daily Habits Are Difficult to Form
The goal of writing every day lasted 11 days. That doesn’t feel good and beating myself up about it is the easy thing to do. I could fill my head with, “Well if it was really important to you then you would have gotten it done.” or “See, you’re not a writer and writing every…
RSD #1,472 The 5th Thing I learned
The last, and definitely not least, thing I learned from running every day is the importance of a positive support system. First at home for those days where it would have been a lot easier just to stay in bed or on the couch. Having someone to give you that little encouragement or push to…