2014-09-03 - Coached by our run
As runners, we are far more aware of our health status than the average American; we are in touch with our body because we ask a lot of it daily and can tell when things are even a bit out of whack. I continually talk to runners who have found out serious health issues in their early stages because of this awareness, certainly an advantage to get things back on the right track, perhaps saving our life. The same insight makes runners good patients, we will do what it takes to recover and get back out there.
That said, the same goes for our diet, as runners we find out what foods work for us, and the fact is the ones that do are pretty healthy. We naturally avoid high fat meals that don't allow us to get out for a run, either from sluggishness or digestive issues.
Running, the sport that keeps on giving,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner, who feels that I am coached through this life by my running!
PS: Traverse City Running 101 sessions start next week: September 10. This 8 week beginner running program will introduce you to all the short and long term benefits of an active lifestyle! Sign up today!
PS: Be one of the Heroes on Hines on October 4, 2014! Not often in life are we given a chance to be heroic, please join us as we run in honor of the fallen First Responders who have given all, for us. All proceeds from this event go toward the long term maintenance and upkeep of the First Responders Memorial in Plymouth Township!
2014-08-27 - Learn from the run
Everything we ever need to know, we can learn from our running. Long term goal planning, delayed gratification, moderation, discipline, meditation, love of the natural world, self-esteem, soul searching and being honest with ourselves for starters, and the list goes on ... Runners make the world a better place, for sure, if everyone ran there would be no time for pettiness, war or hate and the heath care crisis would fade away with each foot fall. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, maybe someday they will join us, and the world will run as one.
Each step we run offers us the opportunity to be role models, each step gives us a chance to change the world for the better.
Get out the door, run, and make the world a better place,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner who wishes everyone was.
PS: Join me at Run Woodstock a week from now, September 5, 6, 7. We want you to join our ROADIE CREW. Mellow out to the music, head out for a hippie hike, forget your comfort zone and join us for an evening headlamp run (as long as it doesn't overlap with your shift)! Check out runwoodstock.com, Your mind and body will thank you.
PS: Be one of the Heroes on Hines on October 4, 2014! Not often in life are we given a chance to be heroic, please join us as we run in honor of the fallen First Responders who have given all for us. All proceeds from this event go toward the long term maintenance and upkeep of the First Responders Memorial in Plymouth Township!