Sometimes Encouragement Pops Up in the Most Unlikely Places...
February 15, 2009
by Lisa Anderson-Wall
On Friday I got a Facebook message from my friend Jill. I went to Elementary school with Jill and since those days (many, many, many years ago...), I have seen her once on a trip to LA and we've exchanged a couple of emails here and there and a few Christmas Cards. Anyway, Jill saw on FB that I'd been running or trying to at least...and, out of the blue, she sent me a nice note saying that she was glad to see that I'd been running and she is now motivated to run more too.
Well, GOOD TIMING JILL! because, I have actually NOT been running much...I've had a lot of stressful things going on and I had been using every excuse possible to not get out the door. Jill's encouragement helped get me back on track.
So you may say, "Lisa, what's the point this time?" The point is, let's all encourage each other... and, not just with fitness, with everything... A few kinds words or a pick me up here and there goes a LONG way! You never know how much you may be helping another! person by giving a little pat on the back or sending a note via the computer.
So, try this, for two weeks (this seems to be the magic number...haha) try to do something to encourage others at least four times a day...the result will be...well, amazing, right? It's just like the pay it forward mentality, think about it...
Let’s Get Fit America Sportsource
Road Running
Road running is making the best of a bad situation. Automobiles have put wheels under us and threatened to turn our legs into dead stumps. The concrete and asphalt over which the cars roll have buried the natural environment at an alarming pace.
Yet the same roads are putting a growing number of people back on their feet, and back in touch with what's left of nature. Streets and roads are the most available places to race... Almost all races are open to anyone and everyone. Rarely are there any age, sex or ability barriers. What is great about road races is that you can run as fast or as slow (walking is totally okay) as you choose. Many races now also have events for kids. Set a personal best time or just finish the distance but make it a family outing and have fun.
Related Links
http://www.rrca.org/http://www.usatf.org/groups/RoadRunning/
http://www.runnersworld.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_running
http://www.joehenderson.com/
http://www.coolrunning.com/
http://www.eliteracing.com/home.html
http://completerunning.com/
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/
http://iswimbikerun.wordpress.com/
Bicycling
The bicycle racing boom has become one of the US fastest growing athletic sports.
From the very beginning cycling has had a universal appeal. The kinesthetic sense of coordinated rhythmic movement, the sensation of speed and the freedom of travel afforded by bicycles all combine to quickly create a national pastime.
Events fall roughly into two types, track races, which require special facilities, and road races held on streets and road ways. Distances run the gamut from violently fast sprints of a few hundred meters to road races up to 120 miles. Criteriums are a very popular form of road races contested over short, closed courses in city streets.
Bicycling is also one of the three events participates need to complete in the Triathlon. A fun sport and a great way to stay in shape.
Related Links
http://www.bicycling.com/http://www.bicyclinglife.com/
http://www.bikeleague.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling
http://www.paloaltobicycles.com/
http://www.usacycling.org/
http://www.performancebike.com
http://www.nashbar.com/
http://www.westernwheelers.org/
http://www.biketraffic.org/
