Encouraging story. Thanks. Only our minds limit us.
Running in the summer heat/humidity in FL? What does your doctor say about that? I heard walking on a sandy beach is the best place to walk.
“Only our minds limit us.”
Sometimes, when I’m running, I think to myself my only limit was the one I set for myself. I’m not sure why I think that, but I know there was a time in my life, from about 25-35, where I know I was trying to destroy myself.
I almost succeeded.
Now I am doing the exact opposite, sometimes when I’m going up, I experience something new, this is gonna sound silly maybe, but I call it a reverse panic attack. Instead of a sudden onset of terror, it is a sudden onset of sheer happiness.
Sometimes I put my arms up, extend my fingers, look up to the sky, and thank God for my life. How things have changed.
The last time I saw my cardiologist, I hadn’t quite started running yet. I told him about walking up the hills at brisk pace, and he said listen to your body, if it tells you you are going too fast, then slow down.
But when I listen to my body, it tells me push me harder, Chris...and at the same time, my old dog is telling me, slow down crazy fool :P I tell ya, I wish I was in as good of shape as my dog, he looks great for a 12 year old shepard.
I’m headed down to Navarre Beach for Independence Day. Goal is to do some snorkeling, reading, hopefully rent a kayak and try that out, see if it makes me sick or not, and maybe, just maybe, run for a bit on the hard packed sand.