Runningmonkeys

There is only one way to make achieving your goals 100% certain. 
It is really very simple.   It doesn’t involve clever psychology or superhuman determination.  It doesn’t depend on timing, or strength.  It doesn’t even matter if you really want to achieve the goal, all that badly. 

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When something becomes an obstacle to my running, it really makes me think “what is most important to me?”  If the obstacle is small then I kick it over because my running is more important.  Other times the obstacle is big or important.  Sometimes, then, I yield to the obstacle.

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The party has started, the music is deafening.  Food is every where, filling the table, all the way to the horizon.  The first plate meets the guests as they cruise in from the Pacific, tired, sweaty, elated.   All shiny and golden.  Some in Lycra others in leather, some with helmets or shin-pads, the wet ones with goggles.
Drinks for the thirsty and […]

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Today my wife gave birth to our new son!  He is about 3.3kg and a healthy little screamer.  The birth went relatively smoothly, but it was still a serious ordeal for my wife.  How does she do it? 
Before  my wife was a mother, she was a marathon runner.  This isn’t to say that she is […]

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For some of us, running consumes a terrific amount of time, energy and mind-space.  How does this effect the rest of our lives? 
Does your running have a positive effect on the other parts of your life that are important to you?  If not, you can change the situation, but how?
Lets put our thoughts into action […]

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I have just read an very interesting post on Henrik Edberg’s site,  ThePositivityblog .  It is simply called 25 simple ways to motivate yourself, and so it really caught my attention.  As a runner I am constantly looking for new ways to keep myself motivated and moving forward, and I think that there are a few really important points […]

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As runners we have aims.  There are various levels of aims, from the aim of a particular session, to the aim of a season, and from the aim of a training phase to the aim of a lifestyle.  Each of these aims requires a journey.  For some the journey can be measured in minutes, for […]

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Since I have been practicing the Pose Method of Running, I have had very little chance to think about anything except, the pose, the fall and the pull (which anyone who has tried the method will be thoroughly familiar with).  I have had my time fully occupied, concentrating on my form. 
When I am able to […]

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The payoff moment could be defined as the primary point in time when it all becomes worth it.  Up to that point our efforts have not realised our primary intentions.  After the Payoff Moment,  anything else is a bonus. 
The payoff moment could be the conventional aim of an activity such as crossing a marathon finish […]

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This is the first in a batch of running philosophy articles I will be posting on Sundays from now on.  I figure Sunday is as good a day as any to sit back and relax as we ponder the outer realms of our running.
Today’s topic goes like this: 
If you found out that you would die in […]

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