"All Disease Begins in the Gut." - Hippocrates
“I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” --F. Scott Fitzgerald
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims." -- Buckminster Fuller
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” --Abraham Lincoln
“Money is Gold, and nothing else.” -- John Pierpoint Morgan
"Let thy food be thy medicine, let thy medicine but thy food." --Hippocrates
"Whether you think you can do a thing, or not, you are right." --Henry Ford
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude." --Scott Hamilton
“The unexamined life is not worth living. (alternate reading) The unexamined belief is not worth holding.” -- Socrates
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither." --Benjamin Franklin
"It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse." -- Ann Trason
"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone who is hasty only to poverty." Proverbs 21:5
"The best social program is a good job," --Ronald Reagan
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." ~Nelson Mandela

 

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Focal Habits and Trail Awareness

Keep your focus up!
Its natural to look down to check the terrain when it changes, but create a habit of continually returning your focus to the horizon. Unless you are on unsure terrain like trail jogging, don't fixate on your feet.  Looking down tends to slows you down -- as you are subsciously directing yourself downward rather than taking advantage of your natural forward inertia you've worked for. 

Trail Awareness:
its a good general rule to be aware of your surroundings at all times.  Knowing what's up ahead helps you to compensate for drivers who aren't paying attention and blow through that crosswalk in front of you.  Or walking up on a wolf out patroling for food, as Susie and I experienced during a twilight jog.  Not totally surprising, we live near a large body of water and animals go there to drink and hunt.  Being aware of your surroundings helps you prepare for what's up ahead on/off the trail.
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