Obsessed Runner Blog
2012-07-04 - Careful out there; there's more than the heat
Yo run gang,
There are risks and benefits that come with the adventure of our active lifestyles, we experience euphoric highs when we reach our goals due to our commitment and the lowest of lows when our hard work fails us, feelings those living in a couch potato haze will never know ... We wouldn't want it any other way. Adventure, from the Latin "adventura", when the outcome is uncertain, is the at the root of our passion and keeps the fire lit.
We take risks when we head out to train, some we can control by being aware of the world around us and others that we can't. Wearing reflective clothing, running against traffic, not wearing headphones, heading to a traffic free shaded trail or park can reduces the risks but are not always options to get the run done. For us multisport athletes the risks increase on the bike and swimming in open water, again we control what we can but we can't control others. The cold, hard reality of the risks hit last week when we lost a good friend and supporter of all we do at Running Fit. Mary Burrows of Dexter was struck by a car and killed on a training ride. We will miss you Mary.
As you head out to train ... Please be careful out there,
Randy Step, an obsessed runner who hopes Mary's death will remind us all to run as smart as we can.
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December 29, 2010 - Too Fast!!
Yo Run Gang,
My New Year's resolution is to not let ego get me into trouble with my running. Ego comes into play in many ways, for example, when I run with people I often find myself keeping up with them and running too fast a pace or longer than I planned or where it fits into my training, risking injury. During races, a pain might come up with only a mile to go and I foolishly push through it only to lose valuable running days, lost to recovery, all because of ego.
When we start to compare our running with someone else's we are asking for trouble. We all have different genetic makeup, health histories and life experiences, no two people are alike. 3 miles might be a fulfilling long run distance for one person and it might be 30 miles for another. I plan to set goals and training schedules that will be fulfilling to me and applaud all people who have reached their personal running goals whatever they might be.
Let's crush ego and experience a new found feeling of freedom and self fulfillment!
Randy Step, and obsessed runner, setting realistic goals and missing fewer days of running in 2011, so I can better enjoy my running obsession!
March 25, 2009 - Randy's gone missing....
Yo Run Gang,
You may find this hard to believe, the Head Goat, Randy Step the obsessed runner, has been missing today for many hours in Gnaw Bone Indiana where he is tweaking the course for the May 9th race. He claims to be alive and well, living on the crumbling edge and firing on all cylinders. He just got a cell and called in to say he is having the time of his life in the wilderness but is just not sure where he is. He says that 10 hour charge on the Garmin doesnt cut it but the weather is beautiful and not to worry. With only 35,000 acres and armed with 4 Strawberry banana GUs, he will make his way out in time to write next weeks obsessed email. See www.danceswithdirt.com and click on Gnaw Bone, youll get the idea.
Run smart,
Helen, the Head of I.T at Running Fits Mission Control