"Imagine a world where everybody could go out the door and engage in the kind of exercise thats going to make them more relaxed more serene more healthy burn off stress... may be theres something between what we are today and what the Tarahumara have always been."
(Christopher McDougall 2011, youtube)
After reading 'Born to run' by Christopher McDougall I came to some understanding that all the goals I thought to be compromising other goals in life could actually complement one another rather than dilute each other.
I love to wight, run, cycle, climb and train in calisthenics. I also love working with people, especially young people and I love spending time in the mountains. Each one of these activities involves time and energy. I have found my self frustrated in the past, wondering when work is going to free some time up for me to do some physical training. I have found my work suffering because i over trained, each action I made proved that my choice of life style was altogether a destructive one, until I found this wonderful inspiration.
I listened and realised that I do not need work and physical training to be separate, but they should come as one. Working with disadvantaged young people is not going to see me entering the Olympics, however, it can provide an excuse to run or cycle. I have to travel to work, why not run or cycle?
With in 4 weeks of realising this I had clocked over 100 miles Cycling and running, one run been 12.5 miles. I had finally realised there is so much time for training in the day even if it is a working day.
At about 100 miles my legs decided they had become tired and started to hurt. this could be an issue given that when I wake up I would have to Cycle or run the 12.5 miles in-between. This is not an issue though because like most people working in the uk, i have a car, so, at the same time as allowing my legs to recover I can travel to work. This new understanding of time spent training is one of the most exciting thoughts i have had, while commuting I will ether be training or recovering from training, and when I am off work I will be climbing, training or exploring the mountains.
There is a moment where I feel I will ether fall because i am too tired or keep going because I have faith in my ability, this is The Sweet sopt somewhere inbetween, this is the time I realise I am here in the moment, in this moment I let go, i am free, but to slow down or burn out will both break my freedom. The only way to remind my self of this moment I to relive it as much as I physically can.
Please click the link below and enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iGZPtWXzE
(Christopher McDougall 2011, youtube)
After reading 'Born to run' by Christopher McDougall I came to some understanding that all the goals I thought to be compromising other goals in life could actually complement one another rather than dilute each other.
I love to wight, run, cycle, climb and train in calisthenics. I also love working with people, especially young people and I love spending time in the mountains. Each one of these activities involves time and energy. I have found my self frustrated in the past, wondering when work is going to free some time up for me to do some physical training. I have found my work suffering because i over trained, each action I made proved that my choice of life style was altogether a destructive one, until I found this wonderful inspiration.
I listened and realised that I do not need work and physical training to be separate, but they should come as one. Working with disadvantaged young people is not going to see me entering the Olympics, however, it can provide an excuse to run or cycle. I have to travel to work, why not run or cycle?
With in 4 weeks of realising this I had clocked over 100 miles Cycling and running, one run been 12.5 miles. I had finally realised there is so much time for training in the day even if it is a working day.
At about 100 miles my legs decided they had become tired and started to hurt. this could be an issue given that when I wake up I would have to Cycle or run the 12.5 miles in-between. This is not an issue though because like most people working in the uk, i have a car, so, at the same time as allowing my legs to recover I can travel to work. This new understanding of time spent training is one of the most exciting thoughts i have had, while commuting I will ether be training or recovering from training, and when I am off work I will be climbing, training or exploring the mountains.
There is a moment where I feel I will ether fall because i am too tired or keep going because I have faith in my ability, this is The Sweet sopt somewhere inbetween, this is the time I realise I am here in the moment, in this moment I let go, i am free, but to slow down or burn out will both break my freedom. The only way to remind my self of this moment I to relive it as much as I physically can.
Please click the link below and enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iGZPtWXzE
