No Fear

This journey has truly taken me to places I never thought possible for me, last night was no exception. First, the weather was a little chillier yesterday - YEAH! So, I wore running tights when I ran. Repeat...I wore tights out in public. I haven't done that since like 1983 or something. Our group did its mid-week run from Blue Ash last night and we ran out to a neighborhood off Kenwood Rd. called "Kenview Hills". Yep, there it is - my favorite 4 letter word. Anyhow, we did hill repeats with a twist. We ran them w/ our hands behind our backs and then we ran them backwards. The idea was to teach us the value of using our arms when we run and to strengthen different muscles in our legs by running backwards. Monday night Zach joined me for a running group that meets on the Loveland Bike Trail led by one of our TNT mentors who is also a personal trainer. It was cool to do that w/ Zach and get to share a little of my experience with him. I'll admit he kicked my butt though. We ran 1.5 miles on the trail and then did curcuit training/agility/strength drills. My new orthodics came in this week - whew, what a difference! This was all a lesson on the parts working together towards a common goal and winning. Saturday is 10 miles - double digits - and we'll be timed. No fear. Did you notice the countdown on the right is now in double digits, not triple? No fear.

All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. They will tell you no, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. And you will tell them yes. - Nike