Day #3 - Productivity

Day #3 was, in my opinion, productive. Several of our runners joined the “experienced” group, ran well and felt good doing it by all accounts.  Our newer runners also performed well, covering our entire 5K course with Coach Coletti.  Three days in, and all is well thus far.  Add to that, our experienced runners, following their 3-4 mile run, worked in the weight room for 30 minutes and followed that with stretching; all part of our injury prevention efforts. PRODUCTIVE, which you can interpret as “accomplishing our goals”for the day, would aptly describe Day #3. Easy running, extended for all, and taking care to avoid injuries was what we set out to do. You all achieved those goals.  Day #4 should be interesting as Group 1 takes it up a notch and Coach Coletti has something different planned for her Group as well.  

Everybody, and I mean that, has made the effort to follow instruction and improve his/her running skills this week.  I can’t truly be sure of how each of you feels about that, but having been a runner at one time, I understand the value of accomplishing daily tasks and goals.  That feeling of accomplishment can be so uplifting. Yesterday, I spoke about POSITIVITY, which should be both the cause and effect of accomplishing your daily goals.  Each of you can find something in the way you performed yesterday to feel both POSITIVE and PRODUCTIVE.  Improvement in running takes time, but in the case of our new runners, that improvement will be seen very soon.  Running is work, but as you gain experience you’ll see changes in not only your running, but in how you feel, look and think.  You will become healthier, more fit, and confident.  That’s a promise. Now that’s PRODUCTIVE!

So, look forward to XC Day #4 being PRODUCTIVE for you.  POSITIVITY will lead you there (I can do it!) and will be there to greet you at the end of your workout (I did great!)  Learn to approach each day, and perhaps even each task, in the same manner.  Even if you fall short of a specific goal, take pride and enjoyment in having done your best and perhaps learned a valuable lesson in the process.  Stay POSITIVE.  Never stop working.  Remain PRODUCTIVE.  It’s life-changing.