Refocus

Aloha athletes and friends !

Wow, I finally learned how to wake-up the sleeping giant(s)...just say in jest that some people are a pain in the ass or someone is a pit bull and they crawl out of the woodwork. Hey, I didn't mention names, but Cheryl sure admitted to the pit bull tag...and what's with McAllaster bringing up the pain in the a$$ thing? Feeling a lil' guilty, Bob? Being serious for a moment, I loving call Cheryl a pit bull for her tenacity about everything in life and McAllaster would be the last person to make my list as a pain in the ass. I could write a book (and maybe I should) about these two wonderful friends, and all the unselfish things that they do for all their many friends (especially me !).

Okay, I know, I'm getting out of hand with this "quote" stuff, but this one was really appropriate, at least in my case...for today (Outside magazine): "The hallmark of a lifelong athlete is not the ability to focus but to refocus." Yikes, that's all I've been doing for the past almost 3 weeks..."refocusing" ! Hopefully training will resume, short and slow, next Tuesday (5-29-07). My great PT guy, Wessel, put my injured foot through it's paces yesterday, and the lil' foot did great ! So, barring any unforseen problems, Phase2 of Ol' Don's Badwater training will begin then...short and slow, complete with serious heat training gear...how I love to sweat !! Obviously my original training schedule has been compromised somewhat, but I feel the resulting additional core-work may more than make up for less time on the roads. We'll know in 2 months. I admit I'm an optimist at heart.

In the mean time, I'm about ready to crawl the walls ! I'm even getting excited thinking about spending time on hot, hard pavement! I can hardly wait until Tuesday.

Thanks to everyone for their concern and their support, especially over the past few trying weeks, and to Paul and Larry for posting comments.

Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend !

Aloha !

Don

Comments

[David Carlsson]

Hey Don,
Glad to see you have your chin up and head screwed on right. (Well, as right as it can be for an ultrarunner.) Refocus and charge on with your training. Forget about lost time - there's no such thing - it's actually only additional experience gained! I can tell you after having come back from my first running injury in 10 years that it's exciting being given the chance to recover and finish goals for the year. I really didn't mind you passing me up on the Run to the Sun earlier this year. Knew I was in trouble when I saw you gaining on me each switchback on the way up to the summit, but was able to deal with it in my own way. Then, I essentially took the month of April off, and now am well on my way to recovery. So, let us know when your next run is - because I'd like to be there - you always make running fun!