Happy New Year The resolutions are all done now, and the year has begun - "Gosh -I can't find that sheet of paper with all my well thought outresolutions" Is that thought going through your mind?Fear not, you will probably find it under your pillow where youalmost hoped all would get done through osmosis and time.I would suggest the focus of this year, to be YOU. What can you do to start realising some of the dreams you have, and how can you getsuper charged, so that ultimately - you can be a better parent,son, daughter, leader, co worker, and everything else you want todo better, in your multi faceted life.Maybe we can all take heed from Stacy who writes an open letter to her body and then goes through some resolutions. Check it out at http://thegetinshapegirls.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/an-open-letter-to-my-body/
There are several other good reasons why its good to do somethingsimple like running - for a long, exhausting, but not exhaustivelist, check out http://www.runningandliving.com/running_living.html
Now we may not all be planning to do a marathon, but maybe the goalis to start running in January, or crack a certain time for a 5kmrun as Thomas sets out some options which could be a great help.
http://completerunning.com/archives/2008/01/03/resolved-set-goals/
Once you put running for yourself at the top of the pyramid of your resolutions, you will be amazed by, not just how much fitter youfeel after a few weeks, but by the surge of self confidence, and the feeling that you can do anything. The rest of your resolutionsthen come out from under your pillow, and it all is as easy as cake. The good thing about this is that you can have your cake and eat it too, as you burn them calories away, and lose weight while at it!And then maybe at the end of 2008 while you list your manyaccomplishments, you would also list a few like Annie did for 2007 http://lekkerworld.blogspot.com/2007/12/2007-been-n-gorn.html and get to have a huge range of experiences with the great outdoors.
Or see sights in the cities you visit on work or while on vacation,while you are doing your long run. Last week I ran around the wooded 600 acre IIT Madras Campus, with the deer and experienced something that many people who live there, haven't. Make nature and running your special experience for 2008 - inwhichever part of the world you are in, and if you are juststarting off, check a schedule from
http://www.runningandliving.com/running_program.html.
Have a fantastic year. On your marks. Get Set. Have fun!!
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