From running a block or two a month ago to Running 5 miles... Easy!

Caballo Blanco

A month ago I could barely run a quarter of a mile without having to stop and walk a couple blocks and yesterday I ran 5 miles.

I would like to say, "Wow" but I am actually not that surprised because every time I go running or workout, I think of the same thing... Words from Caballo Blanco from the book Born to Run by Christopher McDoughall, “Think Easy, Light, Smooth, and Fast. You start with easy, because if that’s all you get, that’s not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless, like you don’t give a shit how high the hill is or how far you’ve got to go. When you’ve practiced that so long that you forget you’re practicing, you work on making it smooooooth. You won’t have to worry about the last one – you get those three, and you’ll be fast.”

I remember a year ago I got into a big mess pushing to hard and I ended up hurting myself. I have done that same thing many a times in the gym as well. One time I tried to get an extra rep doing some "Cleans" and dropped 175 pounds on my knee... Ouch.

Easy, controlled workouts that don't leave me sore and begging to take the day off or worse yet a week off.

For the last 32 days that has kept me going... and day 33 holds the same.

Health and Happiness!

Bill