(G): The race season is officially over. But the downtime doesn’t last long because “off-season” training kicks in. I start thinking about all the things I want to improve on that I feel like I don’t have time to focus on during the season when the miles are high and the races just keep coming….
Author: G (of Lowi & G)
Life Lesson: Needing to Be Right!
Our need to be right creates most of our life’s drama. Whoa, that’s something to think on, right? This is not my tidbit of wisdom. It was offered to me by someone wiser and saner than me but it was so simple that it got my attention. A Course in Miracles poses the question,” Do…
Torture Report: Battling Through One Day
In a 24-hour event there are lots of battles to be waged. You struggle with fatigue, exhaustion, soreness, multiple aches and pains, hunger and for some, nausea. The last one has been my nemesis throughout the years. It’s brought me down many a time and even when it doesn’t win it leaves a flesh wound…
Torture Report: Darkness and Snow!
(G): As I head toward the race this week I am met with a thought that’s rather annoying. The time has changed, the days are shorter, and I am going to be doing a 24-hour race in mere days spending more of it in the dark than the light. I had this thought at 6:11…
Thanks for Nothing?
This year, I’ve been working with the idea of self-compassion. It’s not a practice that comes easily and I drop the ball more often than not. Essentially, the concept is when it comes to suffering we can attend to it with kindness or recrimination. Only one will save you. The other will eat you alive….
Savor Fun Day #31
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