Maintaining momentum.

My friend Germaine reminded me, " don't burn out !" 

its true, passion drives, and we must keep it burning but we should not burn out. Perhaps light another candle with our fire ? 

I remember going for a trail marathon run and i learnt my mistake before the real race day. I ran too fast at the beginning not conserving enough energy to pull me through consistency for another 10km. It was a half marathon. Lesson learnt from the more seasoned runners who told me i needed to go slower and pace myself.

On the day of the marathon, i was already set to going slow. I paced myself to go at a leisurely pace the first half, letting everyone else overtake me and sprint away. And it worked, at the 2nd half of the race i had enough energy to keep up and go faster and stronger than the 1st half, while everyone starts to walk and go really slow. Listening to my body, changing my speed according to the temperature surrounding me and keeping my mind focused on the goal. Finishing my first half marathon at 2:22hrs. Not bad for a first. It was the timing one of the season runners at the park i run at predicted.

Momentum and pace is important. Know yourself, your build. Listen to your body. Start slow but steady. Keep committed to the finish line. Trust God. Always Pray. And how important is it to have a goal to reach!, I can't imagine running on a marathon that does not have a finish line that would be so silly, you wouldn't know when to stop, how fast you need to go, what you are practicing for or preparing for. Set goals , accomplish them. 

Maintaining momentum, pacing yourself and setting goals :) 

Gotta love running and what it teaches you !

RUN.