No seriously! All you Provo family members have GOT to run this run! You'll LOVE it! Gary and I have ran this already twice this week (well we change it up a tiny bit each day, but I'm convinced that this route will be the best of them all) I'm off to go run it right now!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Team Colors
We need to choose a color...a shirt color...Alexa has suggested Orange. I know it will be HOT during the day, so keep that in mind when ALL of you comment and suggest a color. Another question, would you like to come up with a logo or something to have silk screened onto team shirts? It would be fun...let me know what you all think!
Hopefully we can get a conference call or something going soon because we have a LOT of matters of business to discuss!!! All I can say is that I talk to EVERYONE I see about the Ragnar and I've got some good advice and pointers...so I'm thinking we'll be quite prepared! AND I'm SO SO SO excited!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Running Your Own Race
Hey Team I found this story this morning and thought I'd share it. Enjoy, Brad
Running Your Own Race
Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work the water station at a 10k race. It was called the "Heaven Can Wait" 10k run and ironically, it was sponsored by the local cemetery.
My job was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it, I thought maybe I can do it too!
So the next year I signed up for the race and gave it a shot. Back then I didn't do much to prepare except jog around my neighborhood. I never tracked how far I jogged, or timed myself, I just ran around. I had no time goals for the race, no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. Needless to say that I prepare differently when I run races today, but back then my only goal was to finish.
On the day of the race, it was incredibly hot and humid. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, "I must be crazy, why did I do this? What was I thinking? And at one point, I said, "I am never doing this again!"
Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly undertake a goal and in the midst of it comes a moment of struggle, and you realize it is much harder than you imagined it would be?
That first 10k race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn't know if I could finish. Then came a defining moment.
At one point near the end, a 70 year old man ran past me, very very fast, and I felt embarrassed that I was 50+ years younger than he and I couldn't even keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine.
He had different capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my goal was merely to finish.
How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn't? After a minute, it hit me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration.
I decided that I would not give up on running races, in fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare properly and one day I would be one of those 70 year olds who was still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment.
I am so glad I didn't give up on running. Today it is an incredible source of joy in my life. I have run several races since then, 5ks, 10ks and I run purely for fun. I have studied running books, made friendships with other runners and I can report that I love it now more than ever.
In life we all have those moments where we compare ourselves to others. It's only natural. Don't allow those moments to disempower you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible. Every struggle is rich with opportunity. You define your own race when you define your own goals.
With the proper preparation, coaching and conditioning, you can improve your results to achieve anything you want in life.
The impact of fitness and nutrition on my life has been remarkable. I can do things now that I could not even do in my 20's all because of coaching, proper nutrition and conditioning.
You decide your race and you decide your own pace. Rarely in life will your destiny be determined by one little race.
"Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you are capable." - Coach John Wooden
Life is a series of races. There are lessons in every race. There are life lessons to be learned every single day. If you don't win the race, but you get the lesson, and grow, you are truly a success.
Live Your Dreams.
Jill Koenig
Jill Koenig, the "Goal Guru" is one of America's Top Goal Strategist's. A best selling Author, Coach and Motivational Speaker, she is an expert on the subjects of Goal Setting, Time Management and Business Success. Her Goal in life is to help you unleash your untapped potential. Visit her website at: www.GoalGuru.com
Running Your Own Race
Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work the water station at a 10k race. It was called the "Heaven Can Wait" 10k run and ironically, it was sponsored by the local cemetery.
My job was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it, I thought maybe I can do it too!
So the next year I signed up for the race and gave it a shot. Back then I didn't do much to prepare except jog around my neighborhood. I never tracked how far I jogged, or timed myself, I just ran around. I had no time goals for the race, no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. Needless to say that I prepare differently when I run races today, but back then my only goal was to finish.
On the day of the race, it was incredibly hot and humid. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, "I must be crazy, why did I do this? What was I thinking? And at one point, I said, "I am never doing this again!"
Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly undertake a goal and in the midst of it comes a moment of struggle, and you realize it is much harder than you imagined it would be?
That first 10k race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn't know if I could finish. Then came a defining moment.
At one point near the end, a 70 year old man ran past me, very very fast, and I felt embarrassed that I was 50+ years younger than he and I couldn't even keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine.
He had different capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my goal was merely to finish.
How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn't? After a minute, it hit me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration.
I decided that I would not give up on running races, in fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare properly and one day I would be one of those 70 year olds who was still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment.
I am so glad I didn't give up on running. Today it is an incredible source of joy in my life. I have run several races since then, 5ks, 10ks and I run purely for fun. I have studied running books, made friendships with other runners and I can report that I love it now more than ever.
In life we all have those moments where we compare ourselves to others. It's only natural. Don't allow those moments to disempower you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible. Every struggle is rich with opportunity. You define your own race when you define your own goals.
With the proper preparation, coaching and conditioning, you can improve your results to achieve anything you want in life.
The impact of fitness and nutrition on my life has been remarkable. I can do things now that I could not even do in my 20's all because of coaching, proper nutrition and conditioning.
You decide your race and you decide your own pace. Rarely in life will your destiny be determined by one little race.
"Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you are capable." - Coach John Wooden
Life is a series of races. There are lessons in every race. There are life lessons to be learned every single day. If you don't win the race, but you get the lesson, and grow, you are truly a success.
Live Your Dreams.
Jill Koenig
Jill Koenig, the "Goal Guru" is one of America's Top Goal Strategist's. A best selling Author, Coach and Motivational Speaker, she is an expert on the subjects of Goal Setting, Time Management and Business Success. Her Goal in life is to help you unleash your untapped potential. Visit her website at: www.GoalGuru.com
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Team Meeting #1
Well, we're supposed to be having the occasional team meeting...since we all live so far away, I will post some of the things we need to discuss on here, please comment and let us all know your thoughts, solutions, and ideas! I'll just post some topics to discuss, and things we need to bring...etc.
1) Vehicles: We need TWO vehicles that will each hold 6 people and all their stuff and LOTS of food, ice, and water. I've talked to my parents about borrowing their Suburban, but we'll still need one more.
2) Volunteers: Each team is required to provide THREE volunteers for the race. I have no idea what they'll be doing, but I'm told the sooner we provide this information, the sooner they'll be able to pick their shift (and will be able to avoid working a shift through the night). I think I've already got one down for us...but if you have any friends in Utah that would be willing to help us out...we'd love to have the help!
3) Sleeping Arrangements: We might want to consider finding a place to get a good sleep Thursday night (unless you want to make a long drive before the race starts on Friday morning). Also, once we have an idea of where we'll be during the race (based on each of our paces) we'll need to consider getting some rest. There are a few places provided for us to sleep (on grass) so maybe some blankets, pillows, sleeping bags should be on the packing list. I'll do some more research on this one.
4) Team Uniforms: Shall we pick a color? Logo? And get some shirts screen printed? It will provide us an easy way of finding our runners out on the course! Not to mention the team BONDING that will take place by wearing the same shirts! I'm told that last year it passed the 100 degrees during the afternoon and that it can cool down pretty good at night as well. So, pack accordingly (we'll compile a packing list as it gets closer)
5) During the evening runs, each runner is required to wear a reflective vest at all times (while running) for safety, of course! We are required to provide these for our team. We are required to have one in each vehicle but it would actually be better if each vehicle had two to make the transition between runners quicker and easier. Does anyone own one? If not, we will need to purchase them. I'd like to purchase one for my own running, so I'll get one. Let me know if any of you would like to purchase one. (I'll do some research on these as well)
I'd like to keep a running list (on the bottom of the blog) of things we want to remember to bring with us. Gary will get a kick out of this because I'm the BEST/WORST list maker in the world! I just don't want to forget anything! So, if you have anything to add to it, let me know and I'll get it on there!
That's all for now...more to come! Please let us know your individual thoughts on all of these so I know you've read it...and that I'm not just writing this for nothing. :)
1) Vehicles: We need TWO vehicles that will each hold 6 people and all their stuff and LOTS of food, ice, and water. I've talked to my parents about borrowing their Suburban, but we'll still need one more.
2) Volunteers: Each team is required to provide THREE volunteers for the race. I have no idea what they'll be doing, but I'm told the sooner we provide this information, the sooner they'll be able to pick their shift (and will be able to avoid working a shift through the night). I think I've already got one down for us...but if you have any friends in Utah that would be willing to help us out...we'd love to have the help!
3) Sleeping Arrangements: We might want to consider finding a place to get a good sleep Thursday night (unless you want to make a long drive before the race starts on Friday morning). Also, once we have an idea of where we'll be during the race (based on each of our paces) we'll need to consider getting some rest. There are a few places provided for us to sleep (on grass) so maybe some blankets, pillows, sleeping bags should be on the packing list. I'll do some more research on this one.
4) Team Uniforms: Shall we pick a color? Logo? And get some shirts screen printed? It will provide us an easy way of finding our runners out on the course! Not to mention the team BONDING that will take place by wearing the same shirts! I'm told that last year it passed the 100 degrees during the afternoon and that it can cool down pretty good at night as well. So, pack accordingly (we'll compile a packing list as it gets closer)
5) During the evening runs, each runner is required to wear a reflective vest at all times (while running) for safety, of course! We are required to provide these for our team. We are required to have one in each vehicle but it would actually be better if each vehicle had two to make the transition between runners quicker and easier. Does anyone own one? If not, we will need to purchase them. I'd like to purchase one for my own running, so I'll get one. Let me know if any of you would like to purchase one. (I'll do some research on these as well)
I'd like to keep a running list (on the bottom of the blog) of things we want to remember to bring with us. Gary will get a kick out of this because I'm the BEST/WORST list maker in the world! I just don't want to forget anything! So, if you have anything to add to it, let me know and I'll get it on there!
That's all for now...more to come! Please let us know your individual thoughts on all of these so I know you've read it...and that I'm not just writing this for nothing. :)
Claiming a leg!
Gary and I really don't want to be the one to decide completely what leg everyone will be running. We think it's just too much pressure and don't want the wrath from any of you!!! But a first come first served might not be the best way to do it either. I've been trying to think it through and really want each of you to run the leg that you feel you'd like to challenge yourself with while keeping in mind the abilities of each of our other team mates! So, if you have some time, take a look HERE you can click on each leg and view a map as well as the elevation for that distance. Please get back to me as soon as you can with your top two or three choices. (Spencer has already asked to be Runner #11)
ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND: I'll post a bunch more information soon, but want you to keep in mind that we will have two vehicles that will be transporting all runners (except the one that is running at the time). Vehicle #1 will hold runners 1-6 and vehicle #2 will hold runners 7-12 so if you would like to be with a spouse or child during the course of this run, keep that in mind while you pick your runner number!
ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND: I'll post a bunch more information soon, but want you to keep in mind that we will have two vehicles that will be transporting all runners (except the one that is running at the time). Vehicle #1 will hold runners 1-6 and vehicle #2 will hold runners 7-12 so if you would like to be with a spouse or child during the course of this run, keep that in mind while you pick your runner number!
Calling for all mileage!
I thought it would be a really fun thing to total our training miles while we all triain for the Ragnar! By the time we run our relay, we'll have ran a whole lotta miles together! So, start keeping track by writing your miles down on a calendar each day. Every week or so send me your new total miles ran since January 1, 2008! I'll put them up and continue to update it as you send me updates!
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