tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907190223603340956.post7058988071000183830..comments2023-09-05T02:30:20.700-06:00Comments on The BEEFMAN Bloggeth: Barb Does Boston: One Woman's Journey Back to Good HealthDaren Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11212396312958736778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907190223603340956.post-31374231488965875482010-05-10T21:51:40.924-06:002010-05-10T21:51:40.924-06:00Dane, thanks. I have adopted your mantra of "...Dane, thanks. I have adopted your mantra of "I GET to run today!" Simple but so much more powerful than "I have to log an 8-mile tempo run." While I have a pretty good cynical streak, I make sure sometime during every physical activity, I thank God I can do what I'm doing. It makes a huge difference to see enjoying the ability to exercise as a privilege and not a chore.<br />Julie, Daren's right (document that Daren). Pick an event, make a schedule with your training items(aka, each day's privilege) and hit it. I have my one continuous log from the day I mapped out my first marathon training schedule and I love to see the miles rack up. Remember, it's a privilege and appreciate something you'd not have experienced otherwise. Right now, it's the smells of blooming flowers for me, bird songs, kids playing along the way and my personal favorite; running down a hill with the wind howling in my face which is as close to the feeling of flying as I'm likely to get. I'm the oldest kid in the world running down that hill! Pretty syrupy for someone with a self-professed cynical side, but it's working, so hey.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049541573652496725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907190223603340956.post-425870780507112072010-05-10T17:09:53.404-06:002010-05-10T17:09:53.404-06:00Barb,
You are an inspiration to many who feel the...Barb,<br /><br />You are an inspiration to many who feel they have gone too far one way to get back to the right side of healthy living. Keep striving forward!<br /><br />DaneDanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907190223603340956.post-8548394963893618802010-05-10T13:43:03.143-06:002010-05-10T13:43:03.143-06:00Julie -- Set a big goal NOW (even you aren't &...Julie -- Set a big goal NOW (even you aren't "feeling it." Something you never thought you'd be able to do -- a full marathon, 100-mile ride, sprint triathlon. Setting the goal will motivate you to get out of bed in the morning. At least that's what works for me!<br /><br />DarenDaren Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212396312958736778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907190223603340956.post-90696885951224957262010-05-10T11:37:58.067-06:002010-05-10T11:37:58.067-06:00Awesome story! I am struggling with finding the m...Awesome story! I am struggling with finding the motivation to do another big physical fitness challenge at age 42. My first big event was a few years ago when I did my first half marathon through Umsted Park in Raleigh, NC, on a 90degree day! I followed it up two months later with another half marathon in Wilmington, NC (Battleship Half-Marathon)....then I took a break for a while. I wish I hadn't stopped for so long. Two years after the Wilmington event, I finally got the motivation to try something new. I started training for the Komen 3-day in Cleveland, OH -- a 60-mile walk (20 miles per day). The 3-Day, I felt, was tougher than any the half marathons I had completed because the blisters were brutal, plus we had to camp out each night -- not the greatest way to get a good night sleep after long days of walking. But I didn't whine (even though I wanted to) and sucked it up...afterall, my bit of frustration and pain during the event was nothing compared to what a cancer patient faces. I was certainly pleased that I didn't require a sweep van to pick me at any point during the walking journey. Since the Komen 3-Day, I have completed numerous 5K events, but just need some motivation to do something bigger. Any suggestions on how to get back into the groove of training? Right now I am just not feeling it.Just call me "Jules."https://www.blogger.com/profile/18009746198718622849noreply@blogger.com