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Tag: Motivation
May 15, 2013
Taking It Easy?
So, true conversation during my run this afternoon: Running Friend: So what are you doing to recovery from your injury? Paul: I’m taking a break. RF: Paul, we’re running 6k right now… Paul: Like I said, a break. I suppose some people have different definitions of taking it easy or taking a break. A lot of people are starting to announce their fall goals. Macnic, Sam J., Nadiya and other bloggers I follow have already set their plans in place for the fall. I want to set my goals to get me off my butt and motivated again, but I[…continue reading]
May 13, 2013
Run Away from Hospitals
This post is in the spirit of Motivation Monday’s. I’m starting to see more and more often. There are some motivational pieces that are incentives to work harder to achieve health and fitness (yes, pictures of fit women are motivating for guys too). There are other motivation pieces that are designed to scare you away from being sedintary. This post is definitely the latter; it’s much more of a stick than a carrot. I was originally planning to post this on Monday, April 15, but then Boston happened… Running Room founder John Stanton has some common motivational lines that are repeated in[…continue reading]
April 18, 2013
How much is too much?
I’m trying to find that fire and motivation that pushed me so hard a couple of seasons ago. But, maybe I shouldn’t try to push so hard. There’s risk in a sedentary lifestyle and inactivity, but I imagine being overactive can be similarly destructive. As I mentioned a long time ago, there seems to be an unrealistic ideal for fitness and body image. And while it’s inspiring to try to look like Superman or Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime, such a push can be dangerous. Such external pressure to live up to some ideal can lead to really dangerous things.[…continue reading]
