Run 4 Your Life DSM

09/23/2023

An amazing day for a 5k! Thank you to everyone that came out!

09/23/2023

Our 1st 5k is complete! Thank to everyone that came out to participate and those of you who contributed! It was so awesome to see all of you out there! We will be working on getting photos up soon!

09/23/2023

It's going to be a beautiful morning for a walk/run!

09/23/2023

Tomorrow morning at 8am! Run/walk to remember those lost to mental illness and help raise awareness of how to treat it!

09/22/2023

Packet pick up today 3 to 6 pm. Come pick up your packets for some fun suprise gifts!

08/29/2023

Our shirt design is in! Make sure you register early to make sure you get yours!

08/27/2023

08/24/2023

5 miles today on the dreadmill as it is over 100 degrees here. 1st run thus week just with schedules and I wish it would have felt easier. Oh well. Slowed it down and got it done. Looking forward to cooler weather and less humidity.

08/24/2023

We had a chance to speak on WHO13 about our event on September 23.

Take a few minutes to listen if you would.

08/19/2023

Todays run was definitely a challenge. 18 miles is a long way to go, especially on a new route. All kinds of challenges, including a double loop, running on gravel trails, which I rarely do, heat and lots of sun.

I was forced to slow down, had to even walk at a certain point, messed up my planned fueling. But...the miles got done. It is so easy to just give up when something gets hard. Trust me, at a certain point, I just wanted to walk the last 4 miles. We have to endure. We have to tell ourselves that those goals are worth achieving. Even if we have to readjust, take a different approach or slow down we can make things happen.

08/17/2023

Its interesting in that I have been "seriously" running for about 4 years now, and that 1st mile of any run is always questionable. By "serious" I mean following a training plan and trying to improve times/distances. It feels like no matter how long I am at this, it can always take a bit to get into the groove. One meme I have been seeing a lot lately is to "never trust the 1st mile of a run" While we have to be cautious with this, I agree. That 1st mile is where you start to get loosened up. You start to find your groove and your pace.

Again, a perfect analogy for life, especially when you start something new. The 1st time you do something its going to be extremely uncomfortable. Even after doing something for a long time, it can still take a bit to get into the grove that you know. while there may be some important indicators that tell you to stop, more often then not, it is just nerves or overthinking. If you know it is something you want to do and you have a plan in place, fight through the fear to just quit. Rather then 'Forget Everything And Run, Face Everything And Rise"!