2014-03-26 - Peter Pan had it right
Running is a playful, childlike activity, an escape from what would be considered appropriate adult behavior. I find that when I lock my office door, strip out of the work clothes and into my running, play, clothes for a lunchtime run, I feel like Peter Pan. I dash out through the parking lot and smile as I start to groove on down the road and into the rhythm of the run, unplugged and free. I soon forget about all the stuff that seemed so pressing and suffocating. After a few miles I return a far more awake and productive worker than when I left, ripping through the to-do list at PR pace.
Every day I seem to get a text from someone with a photo of the Running Fit store in the McNamara Terminal at the airport (Near gate 65 and the Tequila bar!) It's a small store selling only apparel and some running accessories, don't expect to find all the usuals :). It's a fun little place to find a unique running outfit to take on the road or to get yourself or someone waiting for you a welcome home gift. If nothing else, a place to kill some time before departure.
Never get old,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed, ageless runner ... just like you!
PS: Many of us are not quite ready to race after a tough winter... If you're not running in the Martian Invasion of Races on April 12, consider getting in an early volunteer gig. Sign up here!
PS: Speaking of escaping so called appropriate adult behavior, mark off the weekend of September 5,6 so you can release your inner Hippie at Run Woodstock. A flash back, couple days of peace, love and running, a healing and essential bit of fun. Enter at runwoodstock.com. Camp out on the land and set your soul free!
PS: This is the time Running Fit seriously closes out the winter gear, 20% off one item, 40% off two, or three pieces at 50% off! Time for a top, tights and jacket! Through March 30, 2014!
2014-03-19 - This Running Life
The physical and psychological benefits of the daily run are wonderful gifts but other aspects of our sport can add to the rich and fulfilling nature of this running life.
Setting a goal, researching and committing to a specific event, equipping ourselves for the task and making plans for big event weekends all motivate us out the door and eventually to the finish line, upping the ante of our runner's high. Add to this a powerfully motivating and fulfilling nature of volunteering, when planning a training schedule, a volunteer day at an event similar to your target event is invaluable, helping others achieve their goals is about as good as it gets!
I'm as excited about the events I've chose to train for this year as I was decades ago, actually, if anything, my feelings for this running life continue to grow. I'll be doing trail races, road races, a relay, a multiday event, a triathlon, an ultra-marathon and yes, I will volunteer!
Can't wait to join you out there,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner, chomping at the bit!
PS: Many of us are not quite ready to race after a tough winter... If you're not running in the Martian Invasion of Races on April 12, consider getting in an early volunteer gig. Sign up here!
PS: This is the time Running Fit seriously closes out the winter gear, 20% off one item, 40% off two, or three pieces at 50% off! Time for a top, tights and jacket!