You’ve Got to Have Goals…even flexible ones.

You’ve Got to Have Goals…even flexible ones.

I decided on a new goal today. 

I’m not signing up for a marathon this season. (Personal decision maybe to be explained in later post.)

There are a few half marathons this fall/winter — just signed up for today. The Atlanta 13.1. Where the party meets the pavement or at least that’s what they advertise. We’ll see…..

No triathlons this summer.

I needed a goal.

After much careful thought and prayer, I decided the next focus of my life should be:

to do a split again after 20 years.

I used to be very flexible as most people under four decades are.

But age and the constant pounding of the running I love so much has made me one very tight rubber band.

Bill Rodgers, the great marathoner and part-time flake, said that for the masters athlete stretching is almost important as continuing in your sport.

“Yes, it’s true you don’t see racehorses stretch. You also don’t see racehorses sit behind a desk eight hours a day, or run on asphalt, or run after being sedentary for the previous 40 years. I don’t see racehorses eating spaghetti either, but that doesn’t mean runners shouldn’t. So maybe when we’re all bred solely to run fast and spend our days trotting around dirt tracks, we can forego stretching. In the meantime, all runners, at least of the human variety, should stretch.” The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Running ~ Bill Rodgers

Since most definitely, either literally or figuratively, I am not a racehorse — I shall stretch.

Stretch my way to a split.

So starting today, August 3, 2010 I am on a quest to do a split once again. We shall see how long it takes.

I’ll even post an after picture as proof. (For I certainly won’t be doing it in public.)

And no before pics. It may come as a surprise but I do still have a shred of self respect.