Run On, Sentences
  • Rainier in 2017
  • Boston 2018 or Bust
  • Chicago Marathon 13 Oct 2013
  • Results and Personal Bests
  • Influence and Inspiration
  • About Run On Sentences

+3 New Orleans, Louisiana

3/7/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
There isn't much useful on Bourbon Street at 4:00 in the morning. Based on how things are going at work, I expect I'll be on the road more than I was in 2015 which is more than I was on the road in 2014. I'll document progress along the way for two reasons: (1) selfishly, it holds me accountable for what I say I'm going to do in some weird way; and (2) there's the remote possibility someone will read this and be inspired to overcome their own challenges and accomplish their own lifelong goal.

My challenge with running has been in maintaining consistency, and work travel is what threw me off last spring. Progress was made from Achilles recovery into training, but travel picked up considerably in the spring and it threw off my strength training. I realized this weekend my focus had always been on the goal, and not on the process. I tell people, "I'm not a runner, but I want to run Boston." That doesn't happen. People who aren't runners don't qualify for the Boston Marathon. So now I'm a runner. I've been a runner for 3 days. This morning I ran on Bourbon Street and tomorrow I'll run at home in Orlando, Florida. 

This morning I ran while others staggered on the streets. I chased the garbage truck for part of the route, then stumbled across a silhouette of Jesus as the words "The only easy day was yesterday" played in my head. It's a beautiful morning. It's a beautiful day. The new week starts now.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Run On, Sentences follows the path of the author as he evolves from a lackluster inaugural marathon time to pursue a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon. Along the way, he'll deal with the challenges of a short attention span, growing older and the chaotic calendar of a husband, father, corporate executive, and active member of the community.

    Archives

    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013

    Categories

    All
    Coach
    Consistency
    Distractions
    Goal
    Injury
    Momentum
    Purpose
    Qualifying
    Training

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.