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Those closest to me know I only have two speeds—full steam ahead and crash.

I’ve been running–literally and figuratively–since I was a kid. When I wasn’t out-sprinting boys in my elementary school, I was summersaulting over balance beams (both in my gym and on the one my daddy made for me in our backyard), teaching the neighborhood kids how to dive (which only resulted in one emergency room visit) and riding my bike in my fancy dresses (I was a slave for fashion, even at a young age) until my mom literally rang the bell for me to come inside.

In middle school, my parents forbade me from taking on any additional extra curricular activities, which at the time included cheerleading, gymnastics, community theatre, piano lessons, voice lessons, two different choirs, the district’s musically exceptional program and youth group. Did I mention that I was also class president and a straight-A student?

Clearly, I needed some balance.

My approach to running has been much the same. For the longest time, I only had one pace: slow. Then, when I picked up some speed and found myself setting personal records at every race I competed in for a twelve month period, I only wanted to go fast. 100%, all the time. I didn’t understand the value of rest and pacing and effort.

I managed my business the same way. I’d start on Sunday afternoon, work until 1 or 2 a.m., work three straight 15 hour days and then wonder why I’d crash on Thursday afternoon. Sure, my business grew, and sure, I got things done, but there’s something to be said for PACING. For spreading the work out over six days, not three. For getting enough rest to wake up the next day fresh, with new energy and new ideas.

The same goes for running. This marathon training cycle has been my most consistent. It’s had the highest mileage of any of my previous training plans. Yet I haven’t gotten burned out. Or sick. Or injured. Because I’ve been pacing myself. Some workouts are fast. Some are long. And some are just easy and relaxed. Maintenance runs. Recovery runs.

Because the truth is, whether in running or in business or life, you can’t go, go, go without hitting a wall.

What do you do to pace yourself?


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