OK...I was talking to my sister-in-law last night and contemplating my first FULL marathon. I have plently of halves under my belt but I have never been brave enough to venture the thought of a full. I am currently eyeballing the Tucson marathon in December. Yeah for me if I pull it off! Anyways...we got to talking about how you go about classifying yourself as a "runner". My thoughts are if you run and enjoy running then you are a runner, right? Do you have to run so far, so fast, so much to classify yourself as a "runner"? I think not.
I have been running the Cave Creek boot camp for about three years now and we now have a fantastic running group on our hands. It all started with a very inspirational camper who said, "I am going to run a marathon!" The bug caught on and we now have a group of 10 or so who get together 3 or 4 times a week to run. It does not matter how fast, slow or far you run. This is simply a great group of ladies who think they can and they do! Everyone is welcome and you will more than likely find a partner who may become your next best friend.
My point is this...you never know what you are capable of until you try. I know it is a cliche but so true. If you asked any of these ladies a year ago whether or not they planned to run the PF Chang's Half Marathon in 2009 they would have thought you ISANE!!!! But they were there and they all finished. I am so proud:-) Cuz it ain't easy!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Out with the old and in with the new
A boot camper shared this with me and I thought it was worthy of sharing with you. We all have bad habits we would like to change, right? Instead of trying to "break" that habit try replacing it with a better one. Makes sense to me...read on:
DRIVING OUT BAD NAILS
A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class, "Anything yourepeat twenty times is yours forever." From the back of the classroomcame a whispered voice, "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah…." Of course, what the teacher was trying to say is that any behavior, often repeated, becomes habit.
The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said, "A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." And if I understand him right, he suggests that saying no to a bad habit is not enough. Instead, we should try to replace it with a good one. Repeat the new behavior twenty times … and it is yours. If any behavior, good or bad, is often repeated, it becomes stronger and more powerful.
"Since habits become power, make them work for you and not against you," said E. Stanley Jones. In other words, drive out the undesirable nail, the behavior you'd like to change, with a better one.
One woman did just that after lamenting to her friend, "I hate being late. It has been a problem for me all of my life."
"Do you really want to change that habit?" her friend asked.
The woman said that she did and her friend responded, "All right. Every time you're late for work or anywhere else, then give me $25."
"I'd go broke!" she said. "But I'll do $10."
"It's got to hurt," said the friend.
"Believe me, that will hurt," the woman replied.
They agreed that the
money should be deposited in a jar and used for charity. In the first week, the habitually tardy woman made a concerted effort to plan ahead and she only paid $10 to her friend. The next week, $20.The third week, none at all. By week five, she had built a strong habit of leaving early, and her new behavior replaced the old pattern of tardiness that had hindered her for so long. She drove out one nail with another one. And she found freedom. If you're like me, there is a bad nail you want to remove.
Today is agood day to pick up a better nail and start using it.-- Steve Goodier
DRIVING OUT BAD NAILS
A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class, "Anything yourepeat twenty times is yours forever." From the back of the classroomcame a whispered voice, "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah…." Of course, what the teacher was trying to say is that any behavior, often repeated, becomes habit.
The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said, "A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." And if I understand him right, he suggests that saying no to a bad habit is not enough. Instead, we should try to replace it with a good one. Repeat the new behavior twenty times … and it is yours. If any behavior, good or bad, is often repeated, it becomes stronger and more powerful.
"Since habits become power, make them work for you and not against you," said E. Stanley Jones. In other words, drive out the undesirable nail, the behavior you'd like to change, with a better one.
One woman did just that after lamenting to her friend, "I hate being late. It has been a problem for me all of my life."
"Do you really want to change that habit?" her friend asked.
The woman said that she did and her friend responded, "All right. Every time you're late for work or anywhere else, then give me $25."
"I'd go broke!" she said. "But I'll do $10."
"It's got to hurt," said the friend.
"Believe me, that will hurt," the woman replied.
They agreed that the
money should be deposited in a jar and used for charity. In the first week, the habitually tardy woman made a concerted effort to plan ahead and she only paid $10 to her friend. The next week, $20.The third week, none at all. By week five, she had built a strong habit of leaving early, and her new behavior replaced the old pattern of tardiness that had hindered her for so long. She drove out one nail with another one. And she found freedom. If you're like me, there is a bad nail you want to remove.
Today is agood day to pick up a better nail and start using it.-- Steve Goodier
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Empty calories...think before you drink!
As much as it saddens me to say it (as I too like to indulge in a cocktail or two) they are wasted calories and if you are trying to lose weight consuming alcohol is downright silly. As it turns out, ounce for ounce, beer turns out to have the fewest calories (13 for regular, 9 for light), followed by wine (25) and liquor (64 to 82). But when you consider how much you're typically served of each, you may be better off ordering a cocktail. That's because a drink containing a jigger of alcohol, mixed with water, seltzer or diet soda, will have no more than 124 calories—roughly 25 calories less than a 6-ounce glass of wine or a 12-ounce bottle of beer. (Light beer, with only 103 calories per bottle, is also a good choice.) If you like your drinks mixed with regular soda or juice, however, beware: You could slurp down 300 or more calories. Yikes! I have also read that a margarita can have upwards of 700 calories. Happy Cinco da Mayo:-)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
