HOW 'A' RACES CAN GUIDE OUR FITNESS JOURNEY
THE PROBLEM WITH LONG-TERM THINKING is that it works. The proof is everywhere. The challenge, clearly, is not the thinking but...
... staying on course.
Thinking is easy, doing can be hard.
So, here's how to make it fun.
- Have a massive goal for an A race - I mean completely unreasonable
- Have check-ins with ourselves or others
- Measure our progress
If it's fun, it will be easy.
If it's easy, it will get done.
1 caveat...
... the A event must be a minimum of 6 months out, ideally years out.
Here's an example.
Unreasonable: I have a goal to crack 9 hours at the Leadville 100 when I'm 70. To the best of my knowledge it as never been done. How's that for unreasonable?
Check-in: I plan to do the race, and a few similar races, between now and then.
Measure: I know where I need to be in terms of fitness, and I track those metrics daily.
The best part is the benefits that come with a true A event...
- I'll maintain maximum fitness, with the accompanying ebbs and flows of seasons.
- I'll arrive at 70 in far better shape than if I didn't have such an outlandish goal.
As the great Socrates said:
The beginning of wisdom is defining the terms.
In other words...
... let your A event guide your fitness journey.
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8.2 hrs Sleep
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