Tag: running

That was the message on the Darren Daily this morning. I subscribe to and listen most days to Darren Hardy and his Darren Daily message. It is an excellent way to start the day with some wisdom, inspiration, and a positive message.

Today his message was around the concept of relax to go faster. He was given these instructions during a race car driving experience in Italy. It was also the secret to a sprinter who’s name I can’t remember now.

From my experience running I can tell you there are times when I tighten up in the shoulders and even my faces clinches up sometimes. When I tell myself to relax and settle in to my rhythm it just feels better and I do go faster.

This can be true in our personal and professional lives too. Do you feel yourself tense up at work or at home when a particular topic is brought up or a particular person is speaking? Is it better to relax and let that topic or person not carry so much weight?

Then Darren ended with run happy! Which, of course, I loved!

So relax and run happy today!

That’s me!

Today is Monday, August 22nd and I took a break from my computer over the weekend. The weather was cooler with lots of thunderstorms over the last few days. Didn’t get rained on during my runs which was a little disappointing.

Found a slightly better route at the new house that extends the run to about 3.25 miles daily. Less street sidewalk with cars and a little nicer trail.

Run happy!

My run today fueled me up and I felt good vibes from all I encountered on my route. Just one of those days where the world seems a little brighter. Even though it was cloudy and muggy it was a bright and beautiful morning run.

Run happy!

Really thought I posted yesterday. It’s been a long week and it is only Thursday. Still working then coming home and unpacking boxes and putting things away.

Today I witnessed a car almost take out the school crossing guard as he was moving the 15 mile an hour sign into the road. The crossing guard was frozen and didn’t move for about 10 seconds after the car passed. He looked at me and said, “That guy almost hit me…he didn’t slow down!” I acknowledged that I saw the whole thing and told him I was glad he was okay.

Makes me grateful there are crossing guards for our kids because some people just don’t pay attention. Good people who just get distracted. I don’t think the driver was malicious or intended to scare the crossing guard and certainly didn’t want to hurt him. He must have been in a hurry to get to work. That is the most generous explanation I can give for his behavior.

So the lesson for me today was to slow down, pay attention, and enjoy the journey!

Run happy!

I opted to run in the evening on the treadmill the day after the surgery to allow over 24 hours from the time of the surgery. I ran slow and kept my heart rate under 130. Got the three miles in and all went well. No bleeding or concerns.

Today it was an early morning run as still a fairly slow pace of around a 10 minute mile. Again no bleeding from the stitches and all seems to be healing well.

After the run I drove up north to meet my youngest son as we continue to clean out the house and complete last minute cleaning before handing over keys. We took a little break from our work and went to a float spa. It was my first time and it was pretty amazing. So relaxing and tranquil I highly recommend it and will definitely do it again.

Run happy!

Posting a day late…

Got up early and had a good out and back run today at the new place. Enjoying finding new routes and observing the surroundings.

Then prepared for the surgery to remove the cancer on my lip. SO happy they were able to keep the amount of skin the had to remove to a minimum and verified the margins were clean and they got it all. The plastic surgeon then sewed it up along my lip line. This was the best possible outcome and hopefully there will be minimal scarring.

Run happy!

Getting settled into the new house. Found a new path and ran out and back today. I love starting my day with a run. It feels like a win for my physical and mental health. My mind is alert and I am full of hope for the day.

Finding new routines and a new path for running is also necessary in my life right now as I navigate change. It is a strong metaphor for how I am feeling about the direction of my life. How do I move forward and create lasting positive change? What is the right path? What new habits do I need to form?

These are the questions I think about on my daily run.

Run happy!