So how do you "Cross The T?"
Running is a lot like warfare - in my opinion. Previous success is not an indicator of tomorrow's success - but it provides a basis for going out tomorrow to see IF you are successful. I think that running long distances is something that not everyone does and that makes you unique. Not everyone goes out for multiple mile distances - or has the drive to do so.
So I come back to "Crossing the T" and what it means to me today. If you read the above linked article and read down to the the Battle of Surigao Strait This was the "last" time in Naval Warfare that a commander decided to "cross the T." The US warships were successful in their execution of the maneuver and the Japanese - not so much. So where does that leave us. I think that we, as runners, go forward and make a plan - which may or may not succeed depending on us and our execution. But putting the right parts and pieces on the board make us successful
You know what I am talking about? Nutrition, rest, blah, blah, blah. You need to have the right goo - shoes - and in the end you have to want to go out there and do it. Momentum helps to propel you into a state of mind that will help you to gut out the run - and get through it. Once you have momentum it is hard to stop. It is hard to not get out and run - it is hard to not look at the miles you have run and know that you are building towards success.
Constant gardening of your time, speed, distance, nutrition, ability, body, mind, spirit - all of these ingredients make your run more successful.
Do we "Cross the T" every run? I don't think so. Some runs are "easier" than others. Some of them are "harder" than others. Some of them take more commitment than others - and still there are others that grind you down and pound on you. Running is sometimes like ice cream. So many flavors that you just reach out and grab one to taste.
Today was a "crossing the T" run for me. It was mile 18 this week and it was something that you need to be there to appreciate. Hot, out of water, tired, pushing an empty baby stroller, and you are rounding the bend in City Creek Canyon. You know there is 1 mile left until the end. But the sweat is beginning to drip off of all of you - and the sun in just at the right angle to pound down on you and you notice that you have begun to shuffle more than run. You can stop. You can walk. You can sit down. You can quit. Or you can move it out and get to the end. You can Cross the T - and bring all of you guts and your desire to bear on this one last mile. Oh yes - I pick option two. I keep going - even after my strength is sapped and my vision is blurred with sweat I keep it going. I may not be as fast as the other runners - but my heart is bigger and my lungs fill with the air of endurance.
Give me two feet, some shoes and some suitable clothing and let me go the distance.
Crossing the T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Running is a lot like warfare - in my opinion. Previous success is not an indicator of tomorrow's success - but it provides a basis for going out tomorrow to see IF you are successful. I think that running long distances is something that not everyone does and that makes you unique. Not everyone goes out for multiple mile distances - or has the drive to do so.
So I come back to "Crossing the T" and what it means to me today. If you read the above linked article and read down to the the Battle of Surigao Strait This was the "last" time in Naval Warfare that a commander decided to "cross the T." The US warships were successful in their execution of the maneuver and the Japanese - not so much. So where does that leave us. I think that we, as runners, go forward and make a plan - which may or may not succeed depending on us and our execution. But putting the right parts and pieces on the board make us successful
You know what I am talking about? Nutrition, rest, blah, blah, blah. You need to have the right goo - shoes - and in the end you have to want to go out there and do it. Momentum helps to propel you into a state of mind that will help you to gut out the run - and get through it. Once you have momentum it is hard to stop. It is hard to not get out and run - it is hard to not look at the miles you have run and know that you are building towards success.
Constant gardening of your time, speed, distance, nutrition, ability, body, mind, spirit - all of these ingredients make your run more successful.
Do we "Cross the T" every run? I don't think so. Some runs are "easier" than others. Some of them are "harder" than others. Some of them take more commitment than others - and still there are others that grind you down and pound on you. Running is sometimes like ice cream. So many flavors that you just reach out and grab one to taste.
Today was a "crossing the T" run for me. It was mile 18 this week and it was something that you need to be there to appreciate. Hot, out of water, tired, pushing an empty baby stroller, and you are rounding the bend in City Creek Canyon. You know there is 1 mile left until the end. But the sweat is beginning to drip off of all of you - and the sun in just at the right angle to pound down on you and you notice that you have begun to shuffle more than run. You can stop. You can walk. You can sit down. You can quit. Or you can move it out and get to the end. You can Cross the T - and bring all of you guts and your desire to bear on this one last mile. Oh yes - I pick option two. I keep going - even after my strength is sapped and my vision is blurred with sweat I keep it going. I may not be as fast as the other runners - but my heart is bigger and my lungs fill with the air of endurance.
Give me two feet, some shoes and some suitable clothing and let me go the distance.
