My sincerest apologies to the throngs of Discipline Off followers (all 2 of you) that have been aching for another post by me. Well here it is! And I'm sure you'll find it half-assed and disappointing (that's what she said?).
1. It's been over 6 months since the discipline off started....and it just keeps on going. What started out as a "gay narcissistic challenge" (not my words) has blossomed into a ***really awesome** gay narcissistic challenge. It's always been fun talking to people about the Discipline Off and I've often heard 'I should give it a try.'
Well, why dont you?
Joey and I would love to have some company in this Discipline Off! It doesn't have to be as ridiculous and borderline unhealthy as what we're attempting. Say you want to give up candy for a week, work out more, or stop frequenting rest stops late at night for that 'adventure club' of yours --- we say go for it!
Let us know what you're planning for August (it can be for any duration you like though) --- and we'll toss it up on the blog too. Hopefully these stories can really motivate others to take part in this discipline off phenomenon. We'll gladly take emails, pictures, youtube videos, or whatever media you would like to send us for the blog. We'll also be making a video of our own soon --- stay tuned!
2. In another test of discipline, I'm running the San Francisco Marathon tomorrow. What's been a focus of mine in each race has been trying to get faster (and I've made significant improvement over the last 6 months) --- and oddly enough, I do not want to PR this race! I won a free entry through my running club, PacWest Athletics , and am using the race as a long training run. With my goal race being Chicago in October, the goal is to not get sore after the race (usually I'm out 1 week after a marathon). To do this, it will take a bit of discipline to actually hold myself back. To make myself accountable for this, I resort to this blog (nothing like "public" accountability as a motivator). So here's the gameplan:
1) Run the race at ~3:35. I've been doing my 20's at ~7:15-30 / mi, so this pace (~8:00/mi) will hopefully carry me through feeling fresh as a daisy (that's the goal)
2) Reverse split each third of the race. This means start out really slow, pick it up mid way, and be that guy blasting it at the end.
3) Eat a twinkie after. Post marathon tradition, and no, it's not a break day (but I'm making an exception for this).
Happy Discipline-Off-ing!
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