Next weekend, on January 17th, I will be propelling my body over 13.1 miles and completing my 7th PF Chang's Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon. There is one difference this year; I did not prepare.
While 2009 was a year of preparation for me and I moved forward on my dissertation, completed more coaching training and I was hired for new jobs as a research interviewer at Arizona State University and adjunct psychology faculty at Estrella Mountain Community College, my health/exercise plan (did I really even have one?) was not effectively implemented.
What's the point I'm hoping to make here?
The point is twofold:
1) For maximum success, it is necessary to implement a plan
2) If you fail to plan or implement your plan, sometimes it is necessary to go for it anyway
This will be my slowest 1/2 marathon ever ... but to focus on the positive, my friends and I are labeling this year as a Zen run (no time goal) and our training kick-off that will begin to prepare us for the 2011 run. I have my 2010-2011 health/exercise plan in writing. By telling all of you that I have made this commitment, it further ensures that I will hold myself accountable for implementing this year's plan over the next 11.5 months.
When you consider your 2010 plan, action steps, goals and overall vision ... is today a day for preparing or implementing your written plan? Or, is today a day to just go for it?
Pictures
1) In Orange ... Previous Rock N Roll with Carol
(Tresa, Carol & Caron will be completing the Zen-Kick-Off-Run this year ~)
(Tresa, Carol & Caron will be completing the Zen-Kick-Off-Run this year ~)
2) Update: All 3 of us from 2010 - we went for it and had a great time!
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