Run Your Own Race, No One Else’s!
Run Your Own Race, No One Else’s!

This simple mantra saves me at the start of a race from self-sabotage. After waiting anxiously for the start it’s easy to want to chase the guy who flies past me or to keep up with the girl I was eyeing before the gun went off. But I know I can’t hang on to that pace because it’s not what I trained for and by mile 3 I will be done. So I repeat in my head, “run your own race”, and settle in to a good pace for me and challenge myself to do better than before.

The thing I love about this quote is that it holds true for so much more than running. Wherever you are in your fitness, there will be someone ahead of you. Worrying about keeping up with someone else does nothing for you and often causes blindness to your own victories. When you make yourself your competition you can fully focus on your progress and see the gains you’ve made instead of giving into the, “I’ll never be where they are” doubts.

When you get down on yourself  by fixating on someone who passes you on your run, does more pushups than you in bootcamp or holds Crow Pose long past when you opted for Child’s Pose; you don’t know what you’re even comparing yourself to. Maybe the girl doing 7 minute miles is training for a 5K and this is her speed interval. Maybe the pushup queen has never attempted near the number of burpees you can crank out. And, let’s be honest, Child’s Pose is the best. My point is, if you stop focusing on their race and put that energy into your race you’ll start seeing your progress for what it is. Yeah, she did 20 pushups and you did 15, but last week you did 12 so in the end you won.

Tracking your workouts is incredibly useful and a great way to boost your confidence for those times you can’t seem to see the forest through the trees. There are a ton of online tools to help you track your progress, but know that pen and paper or a simple spreadsheet accomplish the same thing if virtual tools aren’t your thing. Here are a few to check out:

Fitness Builder
Gym Hero
Strong

Often we get caught up in where we want to be and forget how far we’ve come. By tracking even the most basic stats (how many miles you ran that week, how many pushups you can do, how many times you made it to the gym) you’ll start to see how your big picture has changed. What once was an accomplishment – going to the gym 3 days a week – may now be so routine you don’t realize it!

Enjoy this race and be proud of your pace!

Reposted with Permission from SJK Fitness

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

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Am I the only one who measures time using songs? "Oh, it only took me  four songs to get here! That's not  too long!!"
Warning. I'm exercising, eating right  and watching my alcohol intake... Which means I'm sober, I'm cranky and I'm sore. So proceed with caution!
Accidentally went grocery shopping  after my long run and now I'm  the proud owner of aisle 4.
Runner's logic: "I'm tired.  I think I'll go for a run."
Just so you're aware... Between mile  20 and 26.2 I start to use the word
I don't always pay $160 for shoes.  But when I do, they're are  for running.
The temperature outside is above 1
3 Cupcakes = 734 Cal = 5 miles  I could give up cupcakes,  but I'm not a quitter.
Do you know what I got for Christmas? Fat. I got fat.
Me in middle school...  Fakes sick to get out of running  the mile in gym class. Me now...  Pays to run 13.1 miles.
Santa baby, just slip a Garmin under  the tree for me; been an awful good  girl, Santa baby, a pair of running  shoes too, light blue; Santa  baby, I want a PR... and  really that's not a lot...  So hurry down the  chimney tonight!
You used my Body Glide where?!?  Yeah, you go ahead and keep that.
Can't decide if I need a long run,  a hug, a gallon of ice-cream, bottle of wine, or two weeks of sleep...
Running is a lot like shopping at Target. You intend to run only $30 5Ks and before you know it, you're registering for $175 marathons!
A true running friend...  Waits for you when you need to take  a dump mid-run.
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