Great job, everyone!!
For all of you we didn’t see this past Saturday, Coach Darren had some really great advice I wanted to share. Don’t skip a run just because it’s not the perfect run! If your day has gone haywire and you’ve given up hope of driving to the park and running for 45 minutes, that doesn’t mean you have to skip the work out. Can you run 10 minutes away from your house and then 10 minutes back? 20 minutes total? DO IT! Do it and check off that day’s workout on your weekly schedule. Anything is better than nothing, and you’ll feel so happy that you did it.
It takes a while to fit regular workouts into your life. It will happen, and in the meantime, don’t let it stress you out. Focus on what you are doing (exercising on a regular basis), not on what you’re not doing (qualifying for the Olympics).
Ingrid Newkirk was here today to discuss her new book, One Can Make a Difference. She pointed out how powerful people can be when they let it happen. Nothing gets done if we don’t take the first step. Nice advice for us new runners!
She told a great story about a college student who was moving out of her dorm room and didn’t want to throw away the jar of pennies she’d saved up. It occurred to her that all the dorm rooms probably had a jar of change. So she went around the campus, gathered loose change, and voila—she had over $1,000 to donate to charity! That one small step turned into a great non-profit called Change for Change. Every year they donate tens of thousands of dollars to charity, because of one person doing one small thing.
Thank you all for taking MANY steps, not just one. Attached is Coach Darren’s plan for next week. Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Alex
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