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Announcements
Announcements
We have another race Friday, August 16th. It is the RAC Invite. We are Hosting.
There is a fee of $5.00 per car. SO, stuff that car full.
If you are driving a car, it is $5.00 dollars to enter. SO PLEASE be prepared. Payment by Card only. I SEE Spectator Payment LINK Left side of the BLOG
We still have runners that need to complete their RMA Register. My athlete completed ASAP!
If you want to run at the RAC INVITE, you MUST complete your RMA.
Monday August 12th 7:00AM LAST Pipeline trail run Up Millcreek Canyon. (Meet at Olympus Shopping Center 3536 Jupiter Dr, Millcreek, Meet to the right of the Grocery Store. Park in front of the Bowling Alley. Parking lot to Car pull. (Millcreek Canyon free to go in is FREE as long as we are out of the canyon by, I believe 8 or 9AM, If not it will be $5.00 per car to leave the canyon)
Tuesday August 13th 3:00PM Meet in Room #117 Murray High School. Murray Park Speed work
Wednesday August 14th 3:00PM Meet in Room #117 Murray High School. Southwood Park with Pushes.
Thursday August 15th 3:00PM Meet in Room #117 Murray High School. Easy run.
Friday August 16th RAC INVITE
(RAC) Regional Athletic Complex 2280 Rose Park Ln, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
#3 WE will
issue out uniforms to those that have completed their RMA! If not, no
uniform will be issued until it is completed.
No Excuses Get It Done!
And you’re going g to fail, and you’re going g to fail,
and you’re going g to fail, and you’re going to fail, and then you are going to
WIN! And that’s Life. Life without those challenges it’s just existence. Don’t Just
exist! GO LIVE!!
Eventually inaction will cost you. But your default
setting should be I’m going to do something. Just get up, move toward that
challenge and go attack it. Go do something that’s hard. Struggles are difficult!
Well, it depends on how you frame it. If you want freedom in your life you have
to have discipline. Move toward that challenge, whatever that challenge is, and
you may be successful, and you may not be successful, but you will be better.
And the next challenge, you’re going to be better
prepared for.Because we are going to
have wins/Success, we are going to have losses/failures, we are going to have
good night and we are going to have some bad nights, we are going to have great
performances and we are going to have horrible performances, we are going tom
have great relationships and we are going to have some bad relationships, we
are going to have positive/good ideas and negative/bad ideas, all these things
are going to happen.
And if you oscillate emotionally up and down
drastically it is going to be problematic. Embrace those emotions, but don’t
let those emotions embrace you. Keep pushing through things that are difficult.
This is not an easy thing to do because it hurts.
I’m going to go forward, I’m not going to quit, so, bring it on!
Many in life quit because it’s not fun, it’s boring,
it’s too hard, which is what happens to many people. Our excuses will be our downfall
and they will take everything that we have ever wanted from us if we let them.
When excuses make us feel a little better about the fact that we didn’t
accomplish what we needed to accomplish, then they can make you feel better,
but they are not helping you, they are not helping you at all. This went wrong,
this failed, didn’t accomplish this, and
it’s not the fault of parents, it’s not the fault of my teachers, it’s not the
fault of my coaches, it’s not the fault of the weather, it’s my fault, and I’m
going to take ownership of it and I’m going to fix it. That is what extreme ownership
is!
Because when we look around at your life, and you look
around at your job/school, and your relationships, and at you work ethic and attitude,
and when you look at all those things and all the problems that you may have
with those things, and you say the reason I have all those problems is because of
me? That can hurt and that can sting and a lot of times our EGO rejects that
and makes excuses and lies and then we don’t have to change anything and then
nothing changes.
When the excuses all go away, and people can actually confront
the fact that this is all because of me it hurts but it is also unbelievably
empowering. Because the more discipline you have it your life, the more freedom
you will end up with, so if you lack discipline to exercise and eat healthy,
come to practice, attend your classes, you will end up being indentured to your
choices. If you lack the discipline to work hard and manage your time correctly,
or you will end up no free time.
If you have self-discipline, if you have the discipline
to work hard and manage your time correctly, and not waste a bunch of time, ,
if you have the discipline to exercise and eat healthy, you will end up with
freedom. And you’re going to start to progress in every aspect of your life and
you’ll see that if you have that kind of discipline right now, you’re going to
end up with freedom.
If you have discipline, you will attain freedom. Go
and try accomplishing something that’s hard, you may win you may lose, you may
succeed you may fail, I’ll tell you what you’ll be better. And if you don’ t have
that kind of discipline and you don’t work hard and you don’t exercise and you
don’t apply yourself you’ll end up not where you want to be.
Where do want to go? Which direction do you want to go?
As of right now we have 4 people going to HARC. Anyone else interested. PLEASE let me know. WE would love to have more. Message me on the BAND APP I need sizes.
For those going be up at the campground by 1-1:15PM on Monday the 22nd
Make sure that you have ALL your gear! HARC Packing List. Link on the left side of the blog under the FYI section as an example. PLEASE make your payment as soon as you can link is on left side of the BLOG See HARC payment link.
PLEASE GET YOUR PHYSICAL COMPLETED.
1. Complete your (RMA) Register my
athlete.
2.Link to download a physical form left side of
BLOG
3.How to complete (RMA) link on left side of
the BLOG.
4. Any Questions please reach out to any of the
coaches
Coach Quarez, Stewart, Durrant PLEASE use the
BAND APP to communicate.
I will keep this short and sweet for this week (getting ready for HARC can be wonderful. Before I go on, it is important FOR ALL OF YOU TO KNOW that whether you are going to HARC this time or not, it does not diminish what you have done so far, or what you are still aiming for this year! Hopefully, as time goes on, you will see how much more capable you are than you thought and make it a goal to get to HARC next time (both those who have gone and those who haven't).
Please know that we truly understand "most" things that you are going through or dealing with, in your running. It's not that we have all the answers or been through it all, but we really care about how YOU handle your ups and downs in running and your life (we believe they can be very connected to help you become better and stronger). We understand that not every day is going to go as planned, and that you must be able to adjust, but what usually happens is that when things get tough or feel "off" from what we think it should be, we back off more than we should and then we get upset that we did, and then we shut down and sometimes it takes days to bounce back.
It definitely is a process to continually work on. First thing is we need to be ok with "off days." Learn to deal with them and then go get it the next day or next time (it could even be off in a race and the first mile is off and we can turn it around by sticking with it and next thing you know; the 2nd mile is better).
Continue to work hard and push through those tough times. Good things WILL happen. When things GET HARD!!Don't GIVE UP!!!!
As of
right now we have 4 people going to HARC. Anyone else interested. PLEASE let me
know. WE would love to have more. Message me on the BAND APP I need sizes.
For
those going be up at the campground by 1-1:15PM on Monday the 22nd
Make
sure that you have ALL your gear! HARC Packing List. Link on the left side of
the blog under the FYI section as an example. PLEASE make your payment as soon
as you can link is on left side of the BLOG See HARC payment link.
Learning to run with passion is one of the most important lessons we can learn as an athlete and a human being. Running with passion will keep you running longer and performing better. The passion you bring to your runs will spill over into the rest of your life as well, creating a more fulfilling, thrilling existence.
A life without passion, one where we follow the same routines, go through the motions and quietly slink under the radar, goes by quickly and sadly. In fact, studies show that new experiences increase our happiness levels, as well as make time feel slower. So, let's learn how to run passionately and live more fully, appreciating all of the beautiful, painful, complex and miraculous journey we call life.
You can learn to appreciate and love running. And when you do, you'll be much more likely to stick to running for a lifetime of better health, more happiness and adventure, ongoing inspiration and more connection to yourself and others.
Do you ever find yourself thinking
out on a run, “why am I doing this?” Why do we put our body through pain, wake
up ridiculously early, sometimes when we don’t want to, and still hit the
pavement or trails?
“I run because it's so symbolic of
life. You must drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that
you can't. But then you find your inner strength and realize you're capable of
so much more than you thought.”
Motivation: The
general desire or willingness of someone to do something or the reason or
reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
This often changes, different to the
role of running. Often races are our motivation, but with no racing, that has
had to change. My motivations each day change from a desire to explore a new
trail, to feel like I have achieved something first thing in the morning, to
catch up with teammates, to maintain fitness for when races do roll back
around, or what will be waiting for me on the other side of a long run…
Motivation to run has major
health benefits for our life. For example, if I am highly stressed, and looking
for some outside time, to make myself a little tired and get a hit of
endorphins, I am running for mental health and stress relief.
When running becomes a coping
mechanism to deal with stress, adverse life situations, trauma, and other
mental health challenges, it can honestly be a savior. It is great we have a
tool like running to help us through these tough times.
Remember, we are all just trying to
do our best as people. Running is a reflection of life in this sense – hurdles,
barriers, obstacles, tough days, great days, proud moments. You feel through
them all, one step at a time.
