SHOUT OUT TO MY 1ST GRANDSON'S DIVISION

 

CONGRATULATIONS 

My oldest grandson's Army Ranger company was just chosen on April 17 to lead the whole Division run!  You Rangers ROCK!

ON TO BOSTON - THEN SUMMER!

Uh, have I said, "I'm not a marathoner?"  That's right.  I'll leave that to the more determined runners and cheer for you from the sidelines.  Boston is just around the weekend corner now.  Certainly the runners and fans are pouring into the Boston area. 

Photo@Wikipedia Public Domain - 1910 Boston Winner

Have fun at the Boston! We're pulling for you in Tennessee! 

Take a look at the above runner who won the Boston in 1910.  His health is evident!  No skinny, starving appearance at all! Really, I recognize less weight may = quicker times for the race. But, that isn't actually about talent.  I think, it's more about endurance than running excellence and talent.  Those runners who look pained and suffering don't at all, in my opinion, add to the sport.  And, it makes me wonder if they race for the money or for the love of running.

I think about the great Scottish runner, Eric Liddell who experienced the "pleasure of God within him when he was running. His was a God-given talent used for the glory of God.  The story is awesome.  Be sure to see the movie! It's one of the few running classics.

Weather is totally PERFECT now for running in Middle Tennessee - cool morning, warm afternoons! Can't beat that.  Hope you get out there and enjoy it!

SELFIES

 photo credit@vicki l. sullivan - Brooks 'N English Daisies

Just what do "selfies" have to do with Brooks? Uh, maybe more than you might think.  Running is all about selfies.  It's the time a person takes to get in contact with the self, the body, mind, and spirit.  Now if that's not a selfie, I don't know what one is.  Only as a runner, past or present, learning how to manage yourself while running takes time, consideration, and above all, patience to learn how your body moves best.

 Good health care will develop a healthy lifestyle conducive to training the heart, mind, and muscles to move toward strengthening the systems natural immunity to all sorts of negative approaches: be they physical, mental, social, cultural, or environmental.  That being said, once a person can get past being distracted by those negatives, the run will really become enjoyable and a very best friend to any athletic exercise.  Runner's call the process, "tuning into your body."  Listen to your heart beat, and your breath, and maintain your thought processes and you're one your way to enjoying the best selfie life offers; your maturing, healthy inner self and person.

Today INFOMERCIAL - MAINTAINING RUNNING HEALTH THROUGH OUT THE LIFESPAN
(a runningtimes.com article)