slow and steady makes you fast.

"i've learned to read my body very well. By staying healthy i hope to run for the rest of my life. that's a big goal now."
-Anne Audain, masters runner

i went to the beach yesterday to play some boccie, throw the frisbee and enjoy the far too infrequent canadian west coast sunshine. as the sun set the six pseudo hippies known as "us" finished the last game of boccie. during the walk back to our cars, which was a long walk because parking is so scarce on hot days, we began to throw the frisbee. the fact that we are all "almost hippies" means that we can all handle the frisbee with a fairly high degree of difficulty.

with a flick of the wrist the disk was launched into an orbit that would carry it several bbq's down the beach. despite the fact that i was wearing flip flops and a rucksack, i quickly reach full stride in a bid for the disk. to be honest i didn't think that i had a chance to reach it before it came to rest, surprisingly i was able to reach out with my left hand and run on to the disk a moment before it halted.

six months ago i was as slow and out of shape as i had ever been in my life. true, i have trained for and run a marathon recently, but it has not been as big of a commitment as one might expect. i've tried to stay consistent and persistent. 3 or 4 days a week i do a high energy activity (e.g. hockey, ultimate, biking, or running). i now feel like i am in the best or at least close to the best shape i have ever been in. it feels good to catch frisbees.

like all of the best fruits and vegetables, exercise has no shelf life. stay fresh!