We are on our way!

Lets Go!!

With each run you must be strong, have courage to push through pain and know that you WILL get through it. You may be tired, sick, can't breath, sore and in excruciating pain; but, each workout is one step closer to your goal and success of crossing the finish line.

This week was challenging, many of us are running more, going to the gym and getting up early to make sure we squeeze in that extra workout in order to meet our goals. That snooze button sure looks good at 5am in the morning but you still get up anyway, this is where we are now picking up our routines, making sure we do what we need in order to get where we need to go.

Progress is what you make each time you go out, even if you feel like you had a bad workout, be proud of yourself for trying. We all have off days or even off weeks where our workouts don't go as well as we would like. Try to stay positive and set a new goal if you have a bad workout. For example you can say "on my next run I will try to go 0.2 miles father, run 1 minute faster or go 10 minutes without stopping." Staying optomistic will get you inspired for your next workout instead of bringing your motivation to a hault.

We ran as a group at Coyote Hills on Saturday and everyone had a great workout. I was very impressed with all the hard work everyone is putting in. It was so hot running on the assfault and the sun was beaming down hard. Nick, Dan and I were keeping a faster pace than normal since the terrain at Coyote Hills has less incline on the perimeter than Lake Chabot.

The ladies ran great as well. Marisa, who only started last week, ran 6 miles in just over an hour, lets just say here legs were a little sore.

Kim joined us also, running over 5 miles!! We are all on our way to running the half marathon in November and hopefully a full marathon sometime next year. If we all keep up this pace, it IS an attainable goal.

If you want to talk motivation, lets talk about Nick "Running Wolf" who is always leading the pack and setting a faster pace. It is very difficult keeping up with him but somehow I was able to muster up enough oxygen to my muscles to stay within a 30 yard radious behind him. However, just when I think I can catch up, he runs faster. I strive to get on his level.

Start running 4 days a week and your endurance will increase a great deal. Great week everyone, lets keep running, lifting and training.

A question to think about: What is on your exercise bucket list? Is it marathons, triathalons, swimming, hiking or biking... and is it something specific? New York or Boston Marathon, Hike Half Dome, Swim from Alcatraz, SF to LA Bike tour, Iron Man Triathalon...

Post your comment of what it is; then, see how you can make it happen!