I got my monthly active.com e-newsletter today and read over one of the links "4 New Ways to Run Smart" or something like that. I got an extra jazz out of the last one.
Elizabeth Waterstraat, coach and founder of Multisport Mastery (multisportmastery.com) in Chicago advises to run as fast as you want to and not as fast as you think you can. She goes on to say "To know your limits, you have to be willing to test them."
I really dug her way of thinking. We can get really wrapped up in pace, vo2 crap, heart rate, distances, etc. that we can lose a sense of intuition. Are we listening to our bodies at times?
I often think at the end of a long run, did I run fast enough or far enough? Did I push myself as hard as I could have? I admit to rarely leaving my comfort zone. Maybe if I went back to my roots and just ran for the sake of enjoying running I might go all-out, I might listen to my legs and my heart and run with a different sense of vigor.
In other news, I'm sick, too. Join the club, I suppose.
I was lucky enough to be one of the first five people who commented on the lovely Beth's blog, Shut Up and Run! yesterday. This means, I was tagged to share 10 random facts with my two followers.
1. I organized and 'founded' the only 5K in my hometown when I was 13 to benefit a local hospice organization. It's going strong in its 9th year.
2. I learned how to ride a bike when I was 20 years old (2 years ago). Here's a picture of me learning!
3. I love costumes. Any and everything costume wear.
4. I [secretly] hate babies. Pretty much everything about them. I'm sure this one will change as I age.
5. My dog died and came back to life. Thank God.
6. I live for riding wakeskate in the summertime.
7. I don't like maps. When my boyfriend tries to pull out a Road Atlas I have a minor freak-out session. Maybe this is because the only assignment I ever did poorly on was a pop-geography quiz in the 4th grade. I got a 70 and cried for a week.
8. I'm an old soul and all of my friends are at least 15 years my senior, including my boyfriend.
9. I finished undergraduate school in 3 years even with transferring to and from five different schools. Fussy, much?
10. My Senior Superlatives were "Queen of Comebacks" and "Most Argumentative". I assure you not much has changed.
...Night kids.
Elizabeth Waterstraat, coach and founder of Multisport Mastery (multisportmastery.com) in Chicago advises to run as fast as you want to and not as fast as you think you can. She goes on to say "To know your limits, you have to be willing to test them."
I really dug her way of thinking. We can get really wrapped up in pace, vo2 crap, heart rate, distances, etc. that we can lose a sense of intuition. Are we listening to our bodies at times?
I often think at the end of a long run, did I run fast enough or far enough? Did I push myself as hard as I could have? I admit to rarely leaving my comfort zone. Maybe if I went back to my roots and just ran for the sake of enjoying running I might go all-out, I might listen to my legs and my heart and run with a different sense of vigor.
In other news, I'm sick, too. Join the club, I suppose.
I was lucky enough to be one of the first five people who commented on the lovely Beth's blog, Shut Up and Run! yesterday. This means, I was tagged to share 10 random facts with my two followers.
1. I organized and 'founded' the only 5K in my hometown when I was 13 to benefit a local hospice organization. It's going strong in its 9th year.
2. I learned how to ride a bike when I was 20 years old (2 years ago). Here's a picture of me learning!
3. I love costumes. Any and everything costume wear.
4. I [secretly] hate babies. Pretty much everything about them. I'm sure this one will change as I age.
5. My dog died and came back to life. Thank God.
6. I live for riding wakeskate in the summertime.
7. I don't like maps. When my boyfriend tries to pull out a Road Atlas I have a minor freak-out session. Maybe this is because the only assignment I ever did poorly on was a pop-geography quiz in the 4th grade. I got a 70 and cried for a week.
8. I'm an old soul and all of my friends are at least 15 years my senior, including my boyfriend.
9. I finished undergraduate school in 3 years even with transferring to and from five different schools. Fussy, much?
10. My Senior Superlatives were "Queen of Comebacks" and "Most Argumentative". I assure you not much has changed.
...Night kids.
Hahahaha...tht pic of you learning how to ride a bike is priceless!
ReplyDeleteOKAY - you list is the BEST!
ReplyDelete"Queen of Comebacks" and "Most Argumentative"
You are my new idol.