{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"254 - How to Apply Half-Marathon Preparation to the Rest of Life","description":"I sign up on a whim. One half-marathon for Saturday, through hilly horse country. My calves are still tight from three runs the same morning, because my impetuous mind decided to run to the start line of a community 5k, which also meant I had to get home on foot after the race. Honestly, my only hope of non-stop running for the half is contingent on keeping a slow, steady pace. And resting.  Funny how sometimes the best way to prepare is literally to take a break. To slow to a walk. To sit in the sun. To stretch. To strengthen with pilates.  Fear tells me to cram-train, to sprint up more hills, to prove (pre-race) to myself that I can make it that many miles. But muscle memory brings quiet assurance that I\u2019ve gone the distance. My own permission slip from my last half-marathon says it\u2019s okay to break pace, to walk a spell, to simply finish. This close to the race, rest will get me further than distance training.  And maybe it hits close to home in other areas of my life too. I\u2019m a work-in-progress when it comes to rest. Sometimes my stubbornness is misdirected, and I strive for excellence in relatively inconsequential areas. Too often, I keep my proverbial plate full by working ahead in order to create margin for a future version of myself (who will simply find something else to perfect or create). You see the cycle. Perhaps you can pinpoint the same pattern in your own life.   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE. ","author_name":"Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz","author_url":"http:\/\/theuncommonnormal.libsyn.com\/website","html":"