My friend Cathy recommended this book so I'm gonna give it a try. The premise of the book is one I have long agreed with, the idea that the way you think, determines the way you feel. It's in a workbook format with exercises that you have to complete. The funny thing is that I didn't have to go buy the book. It took some doing to find it, but I knew we already had it. I remember buying it probably 10-12 years ago. It was untouched :)
Speaking of whom, I'm gonna go visit Cathy again tomorrow. She has been a long term resource for our family and I just love the woman. She's helping me work through my parenting challenges, But I'm thinking of also asking for her help with my training. I still can't help but come back to the idea that there's a significant mental element to my running woes. If I can go out and ride my bike for 4 or 5 hours, why the hell can I not run for at least a moderate amount of time?
Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'm gonna try an experiment. After a warm-up I'm gonna ride hard for 30 minutes. I will try to get my heart rate up to a demanding level and keep it up for the entire 30 minutes. If I can do that it seems to me that I should be able to run for the same amount of time, at the same heart rate. We shall see. Maybe I'll learn something.
And the good thing about having to limit my workouts is the amount of stuff I get done around here. I worked on home repairs from the time I dropped the kids at school in the morning, until almost 8 pm. Then I had my supper and joined my grandchildren in our new hot tub! What a luxury. If the kids didn't enjoy it so much I may even feel guilty. NOT!!
....and I think this is good advice...
"The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low."---Richard Carlson
Love
Peter
Speaking of whom, I'm gonna go visit Cathy again tomorrow. She has been a long term resource for our family and I just love the woman. She's helping me work through my parenting challenges, But I'm thinking of also asking for her help with my training. I still can't help but come back to the idea that there's a significant mental element to my running woes. If I can go out and ride my bike for 4 or 5 hours, why the hell can I not run for at least a moderate amount of time?
Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'm gonna try an experiment. After a warm-up I'm gonna ride hard for 30 minutes. I will try to get my heart rate up to a demanding level and keep it up for the entire 30 minutes. If I can do that it seems to me that I should be able to run for the same amount of time, at the same heart rate. We shall see. Maybe I'll learn something.
And the good thing about having to limit my workouts is the amount of stuff I get done around here. I worked on home repairs from the time I dropped the kids at school in the morning, until almost 8 pm. Then I had my supper and joined my grandchildren in our new hot tub! What a luxury. If the kids didn't enjoy it so much I may even feel guilty. NOT!!
....and I think this is good advice...
"The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low."---Richard Carlson
Love
Peter
Woohoo new hot tub! Funny how you bought a book so long ago, and now it's coming in handy. I hope the book helps you in some way!
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Michael
Me too, and I find that finding gratitude fixes a lot of things!
ReplyDeleteThankfulness and grace; what more could one ask! Enjoy the hot tub. Hope the ride/run experiment yields some results that help.
ReplyDeleteLove, gail