Express Your Self

 

Family Affair

After #Zoorun5k

In one week I had the opportunity to race in both an 800m on the track and a 5K.  As usual, in both cases we made it a family affair.  It has been over a year since I ran a 5K and 3 years since competing in an 800m.  I am having a blast right now as I’ve found a rhythm that works for me.  Usually, I can be quite wordy with my posts, but in this one I’ll try and just share snippets of our events and describe the actions when necessary.  Enjoy the pictures and videos and I hope this inspires you to get out there and have fun learning about what makes you tick and how to express your self through movement.  🙂

In the track and field meeting, Kanoa and Kaden both raced the 100 and 200, and I did the 800.  I won the event with a time of 2:01.  It was electronically timed, so accurate in its measure.  Not bad for my first 8 in 3 years.  My master runner friend Oscar is featured in the picture at the end of this gif.  He’s a really fast 60, 100 and 200m runner; he gets off the line fast making others have to try and run him down.

Tropical Park Track Inauguration

Here’s the full video of my race.  Do you want to do the macarena? LOL

 

I won my 5K! 🙂 Zoorun5K WinFirst one ever.  Been a challenge developing an aerobic base coming from a sprinting background, but step by step I’m learning to pace myself properly.  YAY!!!!

Below is a snippet of the events from my run to the kids run.  It was a blast and I’d love to do it again next year.  The best part was during the first mile I passed the gibbons (mind you we are yearly zoo members and frequent this location a lot so I like to think I have rapport with the beautiful animals there) and one was hanging on a branch watching me pass by as at this time it was only me and the bicyclist in front guiding me around the course.  Next were the Rhinos.  I was still conscious of my surroundings for this exhibit and one Rhino was clearly gazing at me and the bicyclist.  It was very cool getting the feeling of these powerful animals while trying to push my own limits.  From looking through the hashtag #zoorun5k on instagram I noticed others got great views of more animals while making their way around the zoo.  Shortly after making eye contact with the Rhinoceroses I had only enough energy to focus on continuing to maintain my pace.

 

I’m looking forward to more races as each and every time I learn more of what I’m capable of and get the opportunity to push past preconceived mental limits.  Remember, the sky isn’t the limit it is belief in Self.  What can you do? 😉  Believe, practice, achieve.  Don’t stop, the rewards are worth the effort.

Award Ceremony

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My passion in life is to live free and to learn; thus, I approach life living in the moment and enjoying the ride. Not to say I don’t get caught up with goals from time to time as applying a strategy for our future is vital, yet I constantly strive to detach from any expectations as the future is unknown and being built by the present. I have learned in my life through sport that it is very easy to get caught up on the goal. It wasn’t until recently that I developed sufficient enough wisdom to truly realize the destructive manner in which I approached sports which caused all types of injuries. Having to coach myself many times, I had to learn to temper this and find a balance through my training regimens lest I end up regularly damaged physically, mentally, emotionally and, deep down inside, spiritually. Once I came to terms with my destructive behavior I found the peace and calmness I was always searching for. I still have my ups and downs, as we all do, but instead of fighting the down portions of my life I search for understanding like a soul surfer experiences the troughs of waves - feeling for a way to get back up.

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