Sunday, January 6, 2013

What's Your Magic Number?


Today my number was 14. Other days, it has been 21 or 3 and I am sure I can think of time when it has been closer to 45. I never start a run thinking of this number. It just happens. The magic number is the number of minutes I have been running once I am comfortable in my pace and my thoughts settle.

I wasn’t aware of the negotiating in my brain. I set out to run a recovery run of 6 miles. My brain was thinking I should turn early…the next bend, the tree, or the sign. Before knew it, my brain turned off, my stride felt effortless, and I was committed to my original run.

Do you have a magic number or a trick to keep on going when the mind and body doesn’t want to?

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