Mistakes are great. You can tell a lot by them and a lot about the person who makes them. So, one of the great things about a blog and the blogging format is that it allows you to keep a rolling record of mistakes and corrections to mistakes. Not 48 hours in, I've made what I think is my first mistake.
I realized my mistake during my run this morning. The run we've named "The Heart of Darkness," a la, Joseph Conrad. We've actually upped the anty (sp??) on the name and call it now "The 4 Chambers of the Heart of Darkness" as there are four killer hills in it. Here it is:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ga/decatur/434127903157322467
It's 4.27 miles from door to door and, truth be told, I only ran "two chambers" today, having to get back home for a business call.
I ran today with Michael M., one of my running/adventure racing mates here in the 'hood. Michael M is great to run with, as we always wax philosophical between breaths. It's not surprisingly that I came upon a mistake while running with Michael M.
I was telling him about this here blog and said. "Dude, new goal for us? Two words: Iron Man." I was expecting him to get all fired-up, but I immediately got one of those obvious "I don't like it... hmms"s.
"The triathlete. Strike that...the Iron Man is a selfish athlete. Just think about what you have to give up to train for an Iron Man -- either job or family. Probably both. I'd recommend a "process goal" rather than a "achievement goal."
Enlightenment. There's no way I'd be able to get to the long list of recreation goals while training for an Iron Man -- in fact, my "physical goal" would be sitting diametrically opposed to my "family/social" goals and my need to shave ego. Shave weight...yes. But shaving ego is as if not more important.
And process goal! They're always frowned upon, but he's right! Process goal is the key -- "work out consistently. Or, work out X times a week." That fits nicely with my other goals, namely, my desire to gain focus, shave scatteredness? Shave .... Shave weight, shave ego, gain focus. That's got a good ring to it.
Oh, and another process note, for each day, I'll have a narrative and then a summary of progress.
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