Goals are good. A sturdy scoreboard can be just the ticket,
when I need a little extra motivation to keep going. (How’s that for a few mixed
metaphors, sports fans?)
OK, I totally get it that
goals have to be flexible to a point.
Real-life can interrupt the process, no matter how
determined we may be. Unmistakable challenges can knock us over anywhere along
the way, at least for a while.
I understand. Maybe that’s because I live with multiple
sclerosis. That is an unmistakable challenge for sure.
This nasty beast (often called the MS MonSter) wages war
without warning on the central nervous system, essentially wreaking havoc on
the body’s electrical wiring (if you will). That can cause all sorts of
balance, coordination, fatigue, mobility, and other problems. I’ve seen super-strong,
energetic, highly motivated people sidelined (temporarily or worse) by MS from
what seemed like realistic and achievable goals.
It wasn’t their spirit or wherewithal that failed. MS just clobbered
them midway.
Because I battle this ugly beast, I am grateful for every
step, every mile, every race, and every day that I can keep on running. I've had setbacks. But, thank God. I'm still moving.
Where am I on my 2017
mileage goal?
One week into the year’s eighth month, I am breathing a sigh
of relief. My year-to-date mileage total is on-track for my 2017 goal of
logging 2,017 miles.
My objective includes only intentional exercise miles. This is not my Fitbit step count. It’s lace-up-the-sneakers, and get-out-there-and-sweat mileage. That’s all that counts for this goal.
My objective includes only intentional exercise miles. This is not my Fitbit step count. It’s lace-up-the-sneakers, and get-out-there-and-sweat mileage. That’s all that counts for this goal.
The total includes
cross-country running, dog-joring / canicross miles, elliptical miles, road miles,
track miles, trail running miles, and treadmill miles.
It does not include activities like bicycling, calisthenics, circuit class, dance, errand running, horseback riding, mall walking, or round-the-block strolls.
By the end of August, I will need to have completed 1,343 miles
for the year. Check back, and see if I make it.
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