Principle #9: River (Flow with the Go!)
Recommendation: Watch " Principle #9: River " on GracieUniversity.com (Disclaimer: I am not being paid/sponsored in any way to promote "Gracie University." I have found their " The 32 Principles " videos incredibly beneficial and I hope you do too. It's not necessary to watch these videos to benefit from this blog.) Thoughts : In my younger years, I was an avid marathon runner. I've run the Boston Marathon twice, but my fastest marathon was in Chicago, where I ran a 2:44 for the race. I had trained vigorously for six months and was primed and ready. I remember running 10-mile training runs in 60 minutes flat, and long runs of about 20 miles. My body was ready, and it was my best marathon performance ever. But I hurt myself in that race -- I injured my IT band in my right leg. It's a tendon-like stabilizing tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh to your knee area. I remember a few days after the marathon walking in the store with ...