Breakthrough

My favorite form of exercise is running. Running is great for quick weight loss and maintenance and it just feels good. At the beginning of July I set a goal to be at 10-minute miles by month's end. I'm a warm-weather runner only (and when I say warm I mean hot) so I didn't begin until some time in June, and yes, 10-minute miles in four weeks is a lofty goal for someone who only exercises four months a year. It wasn't always this way. When I lived in Arizona I ran 10 months a year because the weather permitted it. 

I didn't make it. I seemed to have plateaued at about 11.5 minutes per mile.  Well, that's not ok with me so I began doing a little reading on running and marathon training. I found several strategies that potentially could offer me improvement, implemented a few and I'm pleased to announce that on my run Sunday, August 16, 2015 I broke 10 minutes per mile!

Look at the picture on the right. I broke 10 minutes and shaved almost 60 seconds off each mile in 2 days. If you know anything about running you know that's pretty significant. 

In order to get off the plateau and begin improving as a runner I did three things:

1. I stopped running five miles four to six times a week with no break in between. 
2. I started running three miles one to three times straight with no break and then taking one or two days off before running again.
3. I added squats on the days I don't run.

I always get life lessons and flashbacks of teaching strategies out of re-conditioning my body to run each summer and this situation is no exception. Here are the things that stood out to me that apply to any area we want to break through in:

• Setting goals is crucial. If I didn't know what I wanted to accomplish as a runner, I wouldn't get as much satisfaction out of it, and more importantly, I might quit altogether because I wouldn't have an end result (purpose) in mind. Research proves that if we have a known objective our likelihood of success dramatically increases.
• Monitoring progress is crucial. I was only able to see that I wasn't improving and moving toward my goal because I was tracking each step of the process. This is a basic focus principle. In order for any seed to produce the desired harvest, it has to be watched over and attended to.
• Making adjustments is crucial. I didn't want to remain on a plateau, I wanted to reach my goal so I researched and implemented the necessary changes to get where I wanted to be.

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