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Such a nice change waking up to the sound of rolling thunder and rain. It cleared by around 8:00am and cooled everything off. I think it was around 80 degrees when I headed out for my run. Everything was fresh and clean from the downpour. I was hoping to get a little drizzle while I ran but no such luck. It was still nice having the cloud cover and the cooler temps.
Run happy!
Some weeks are longer than others. By Friday many of us are fried! So happy that I am still about to get out for an early run. Today was overcast and felt a few rain drops. Was hoping for a downpour but no such luck. Maybe tomorrow.
Run happy!
Are most days made up of routines that are familiar and contribute to long term success. Or are they a series of habits that compound over time into success. Is there a difference between a routine and a habit?
It seems to me a routine is a schedule that is consistent daily and it is something you can count on. Like the mail gets delivered every day around 11:30 am except on Sunday. Routines keep us comfortable. They keep us in our comfort zone.
Then does it follow that a habit is a deliberate action that can become routine? Like brushing your teeth when you wake up in the morning. It is a learned habit that becomes a routine. So the question is, if you want to break a bad habit or create a new good habit how long does it take to make it a new routine?
I guess it would depend on how far outside the comfort zone the change in habit is. Some habits (and routines) are very hard to break. And some times it seems nearly impossible to create the new good habit.
My running routine did not start out as a routine. It was a deliberate action that had to be planned in advance in order to create the new habit. It definitely took a long time before the new habit became a routine.
Just some random thoughts on a run. Run happy!
I decided to challenge myself a little today. My original thought was to do a 30 second sprint every half mile. And when I say sprint, that means run a little faster…haha, at 54 I am not sure my body knows what a sprint looks like. Anyway, first three sprints went good and my second mile time was an average 8:44 min/mi which anything under 9:00 minutes is fast for me.
The problem was after the three “sprints” I was maintaining a faster running pace and started to feel a twinge in my right thigh. Just isn’t worth it to pull anything so back off for the third mile.
Still had a great run and will continue to train and push. Need to sign up for a race to have something to train for!
Run happy!
Listening to the book, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, after having just read it. I do like this learning style and am enjoying listening as I run (listening to Matthew McConaughey’s voice doesn’t suck). Each chapter has multiple “greenlights” where he describes a life experience or a life lesson.
As children we played red light, green light on the playground. In real estate we play red light, green light with our finances. Having a new way to think about red light, yellow light, and green light as it pertains to areas of my life is an interesting concept.
Where in my life am I hitting the green lights? Am I proceeding with caution through a yellow light anywhere? I know I am at a red light in one area of my life right now. Trying to figure out how to navigate and start proceeding with caution is a challenge. Right now turning this into a greenlight seems like an impossibility.
Deep thoughts for a morning run. I hope you are hitting all greenlights! Run happy!
A rash on my back was misdiagnosed last week. The “rash” grew and I finally went into urgent care yesterday where I was told I have a staph infection. Oh that’s fun, right? A shot and two prescriptions later I am hopefully on the mend.
It doesn’t affect running. Just a nuisance…a distraction. Oh, and it is contagious. Great. Hope I didn’t spread it to anyone over the weekend.
We had a big monsoon storm last night with power outages all around. So the weather is nice and humid. Nice little petri dish for my “rash”.
Got the run in. Run happy…ish! 🙂
Spent the weekend in Prescott Valley with my youngest son. Cooler early morning temps were a welcome change. Ran a little slower in the elevation and still just enjoyed the scenery and hills.
It was a good weekend. Run happy!
The simple things in life. They can be easy to take for granted like a close friend will always be there, your health, and your family. They are all beautiful and wonderful blessings that seem simple but can become complicated in an instant.
How do you keep life simple in a complex world? There is beauty in simplicity. The ability to take the complicated and bring it down to the simple. To deeply understand the core and the true meaning of things, people, and actions.
Right now things seem complicated for me. On my run I thought about this. How something so simple became so complicated. Where did it turn? Where do I go next to bring back simplicity?
Deep thoughts on a Friday run. Run happy!
In the run streaking world day 1,000 is your comma day. I hit my day 1,000 on March 1, 2021 and was so excited. I wanted to get a tattoo…and still do. I will have to post my tattoo idea soon.
Now I am halfway to another comma. Just another example of how quickly time passes as it seems like I just hit the thousand mark. Another example of how living each day to the fullest is so important.
Today it was overcast and a little muggy. Same old route just a different day and it felt good!
Run happy!
Love our Arizona monsoon weather and the clouds that shade my entire run. What a great run this morning! My average pace was 9:23 min/mi and I felt like I had more to give.
Looking for a race to enter to give me something to train for. Maybe an out of state run in California or a trip to Colorado to see my sister. I am going to start looking today.
