Pushing the boundaries

This year being the year of no women for me, I've now decided to do something completely out of character (or to help mould a new character) each week going forward. 

This week I've enrolled at a boxing gym and am quite excited - while a bit nervous as I contemplate my first bout in the coming months. My ab strength will have to improve dramatically but this can only be good as it will improve my running and swimming in having a stronger core and also to absorb the body blows. 

It's not like it's a world title fight or anything like that, but still it's little things that help to push me out of my comfort zone and assist in the hardening process with the flow on effect of hopefully some six pack development and stronger running and swimming.

All of this can only be good in the long run and get me experiencing things I haven't done in the past. I'd be interested in hearing what others are doing to extend their comfort zones. 

Running together (while pushing the comfort zone limit), stride for stride on a life changing ride! - Sean Muller

Change, growth and running angry!

February already - where has time gone! 

2015 is a year of change and growth. Just because people say they care about one doesn't always mean it's true. I'm truly tired of dishonesty, flakiness and people telling lies when I'm just played for a mug all the time. 

A friend shared the following wisdom with me -'Sam you're the kind of bloke that others walk all over before they get to their destination.' Fair call - hand on heart I'm soft, but in running, training and life I'm hardening. This year is a year of no women - they have just brought trouble to me and so I'm ignoring them and focusing on getting harder and stronger in life and running!

Running together (while ignoring women), stride for stride on a life changing ride! -- Sean Muller

2015 - the future

So after some time away from here I’m back today.

2014 was a strange kind of year where I felt so weary (mentally and physically) at the end and was glad to see the back of it. I always endeavour to give as much as I can in my running and personally in relationships as I take the view that many people just don’t have that ear of interest factor in their lives (a couple of friends passing also reinforced this).

I’ve now found I was just destroying myself in some respects. Between business, my running and fitness and numerous mentoring programs I was just tired. I mean how many times would so called friends say that they wanted to catch up or that they would call, only to hear nothing for months. The fool gets back up and contacts these folks time and time again only to bang his head. This fool aint going to be doing that any longer. 2015 is a time where I have been feeling a little more selfish. It is time to get physically and mentally stronger. Learning to say no is indeed an art that I am learning fast.

The hunger to run has returned again (hell I may yet take on another marathon). I’m happier with 5kgs of extra fat on me. Acceptance also has come around some things in life and knowing that is very liberating in itself and provides power to pursue other avenues in life.

While I have resolved to spend some more time on self-development in 2015, I’d be keen to hear about other unusual running or fitness resolutions for the new year.

Running together in 2015 (while being more selfish), stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller

Acceptance

Sometimes in running or in our lives in general things just don’t pan out how we think they will.


Sometimes we put in a huge block of training and come race day we just don’t seem to be able to bring things together and pull it off. Other times still we line up at events grossly undertrained, coming back from injury and heavier than we were at other times of peak fitness and manage to pull out a PB or run a blinder. This happened to me in my running career for the second time on Wednesday of this week.

Life is a funny thing that way and I’ve learnt now not to place too much hope and expectation on things as I seem to get the best results when I don’t plan at all or have expectation of an outcome. By not having lofty goals in sight it takes a lot of pressure off of things and both in running and life we are able to be more natural and take more out of the situation.

Inter – relationships in life are always dependent on more than just ourselves and we can only really influence what we can influence and no further. What the other person or persons is thinking or doing is not for us to try and comprehend. If those around us don’t accept us as we are then they are probably not worth having around.

On most occasions there will be another event or shot at things (sometimes much better than the one that we originally were pushing for) and the quicker we move on to that next chapter the more we will be able to cram into our otherwise very short lives.

Running together (while focussing only on what we can influence in life), stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller