Some of my favorites - and I tend to put the advice into categories
Profound
"Enjoy the run - it will always be long, so learn to love it"
"When you are feeling weak, refuel and rejuvenate. Your body is asking for a break."
Sensible
"Carry toilet paper - just sayin'"
"Just because you hear a rattle does not mean the dog is chained up." (right, L?)
Keeping it All in Perspective
From one of my students upon hearing that I would be running up to 4 hours on a long run this weekend "Mrs. Brudwick - do you realize you will be running for 1/4 of your waking hours on that day? You had better correct our papers, too!" I think she was telling me to keep balance!
toilet paper??? hope yoru run was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAhh...love the perspective category...but the sensible cracks me up! That's a pretty smart student to be able to figure out ratios and percentages of time spent like that!!! good teaching, huh!
ReplyDeleteYou sound like you are being a very good learner as well...Love hearing about your runs every week...you continue to inspire me! keep it up!
Good call on the Sensible - I always have a few folded up in the waistband of my pants - cuz you just never know on a long!! 1/4 of your waking hours ... holy buckets! I never thought of it like that on my longs - yes, that is some serious perspective!
ReplyDeleteha! I try now to think about how LONG I am out there during those long runs. It kind of makes me tired and sad ;).
ReplyDeleteThere have definitely been times I wished I had brought toilet paper during a run. Very, very sensible.
Toilet paper..so wise..so so wise...
ReplyDelete1/4 of your waking hours - that does put it into perspective, doesn't it?