We should always be ready to change our heart and our mind with respects to the things in our running which just do not work. If certain aspects are not bearing fruit with the efforts we are investing, and possibly even hurting our desire, then we should have the constitution to turn from them… to change.
Without faith in our distance running, devotion and consistency cannot happen. That is, without a regular, confident expectation of goodness and gain, the efforts we make will soon be lost to trial, negativity and complacency. FAITH!
To take up a new running lifestyle, there needs to be a burial; a death if you will; of the “lifestyle” we once had. From unproductive to productive; from inactive to active; and from unfruitful to fruitful. There should be a clear division between the two lifestyles so that we can indeed move forward!
It might seem commonplace, yet as distance runners we should have a regular practice of placing our efforts into action. Every “effort” is a sacred offering to be accepted and learned from. We need resolve in putting our full strength into each day’s opportunity.
We should expect regular restoration of our “person”. It should be common to have the experience of complete restoration in the running effort… that we should feel the clearing of our spirit, mind and body tangibly. We should experience the repeated restoration of all parts we contribute into the whole expression of us… running should be a spiritual experience.
Finally, we need to concede to our “design” as human beings. That we are fragile, yet resilient. That we respond predictably, yet require intelligent direction. And that natural mobility calls every one of us.
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