Kat Ran Antarctica

RE: How to start running by conquering your fears (AKA Proof Kat reads too much Zen Habits based on the title of this post)

CLS89 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:21 GMT

Awesome post, it gave me a lot to think about, even though I've been a "runner" for over a year now.

Just wanted to say Good Luck at your 50-miler!! You'll do great I'm sure And I can't wait to read the race report!

RE: How to start running by conquering your fears (AKA Proof Kat reads too much Zen Habits based on the title of this post)

lenzlaw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:40 GMT

Off topic but did you know that F. Scott Fitgerald's full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald? Just found that out. Your baltimore report was closer than we thought.

Len

RE: How to start running by conquering your fears (AKA Proof Kat reads too much Zen Habits based on the title of this post)

DCtoPgh — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:44 GMT

Thanks, Scott!

Tom, you get 5 points I think you really hit on something with success vs. failure but I think that people are more motivated by success because they forget that failure is an opportunity to learn. I think if I would have done better at the Pittsburgh triathlon that I wouldn't take the sport as seriously as I do now. Because I have so much respect for it, it's motivated me to really go after it and put in the hard work which I think will lead to a really successful season. We'll see! Thanks for your thoughtful comments!

RE: How to start running by conquering your fears (AKA Proof Kat reads too much Zen Habits based on the title of this post)

Tom Slot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:42:43 GMT

Way to work in the qoute from A League Of Their Own. My dad use to always say "if it wasn't hard everyone would do it" or, my least favorite as a kid, "if Word was suppose to be fun, they wouldn't call it work." Anyway, I really like your take on fear and how it can cripple us if we let it. But if we just face the insecurities and the fact that it might be hard and not pretty at times, we can achieve so much.

A few months ago I was teaching a class for adult educators that focuses on how to bring in the creative arts into their classrooms. We got into a long discuission of what "failure" means and how it is often more possitive/powerful then our traditional defination of "sucess" if we learn from it. It was really great to see how this discuission opened up my students to trying new things.

Keep up the great work.

RE: Update: impossible2Possible

Tom Slot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:41 GMT

I love your photos and your words. Good luck at the youth camp in January. As a fellow educator, it always make me happy to see others giving back to the community and our youth. Keep up the inspiration.

RE: How to start running by conquering your fears (AKA Proof Kat reads too much Zen Habits based on the title of this post)

scottuf — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:26 GMT

good luck this weekend - you'll do awesome!!!

RE: Marine Corps Marathon 2009

cap68 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:17:39 GMT

Thanks so much for the great race coverage. I'm just starting to feel recovered a week later and your blog was a better reminder than the aches and pains of what a special day that was.

RE: Marine Corps Marathon 2009

Steve Carton — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:10:02 GMT

Way to go Kat - well run - well done. Great blog and great pics/vids.

RE: Marine Corps Marathon 2009

MCM Ron — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:24:30 GMT

Yeah, Kat! Love your reports and pics! Congrats once again!

RE: Marine Corps Marathon 2009

spaine — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:20:40 GMT

MCM 2009 was my first marathon and it was an awesome feeling to complete it. You did a great job capturing the various scenes at the race.