I need a BRA?!I always knew I needed a BRA. Especially on the long runs or when training gets difficult. And while I am sure you are trying to shake the mental image of me running down the road wearing a florescent Nike sports bra, and your welcome for that, unfortunately that is not the “support” I’m talking about. My B.R.A. is my Boston Running Allies. A collection of some of the most amazing, talented and supportive people you can imagine. This group includes a local race director, a marathon group leader, three current Boston Qualifiers, two nationally ranked age group marathoners, a multiple-time Iron Man competitor and a number of incredible weekend warriors like myself. Last night I had the opportunity to go out for dinner with a big part of this group, and as usual they had incredible insight into what I should focus on to get to Boston. Everything from specific workouts, to nutrition and recover techniques, but by far the most unified and repeated advice that I was given from all of them was to… “Enjoy the journey and not get lost in the outcome” In my last training cycle I focused solely on my running improvement to the detriment of enjoying the social aspect of training, so when I ended up getting sick at the 28km mark and then completely seizing up at the 40km mark, ultimately missing my goal by more than 25 minutes I was devastated. Therefore, this time around will be different, and while I’m obviously going to focus on improving multiple aspects of my running, I’m going to ensure that I keep up the social aspect and enjoy the journey. I’d love to know how you have balanced development with progress or even a time when you got lost in the outcome and missed enjoying the process… at least I hope I’m not the only one, lol.
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AuthorDan is a middle aged, overweight, desk jockey with an overactive imagination that has him convinced he can go from Burger King patron of the month to a Boston Qualifier in just 12 months. Archives
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