Your best just got better: Slow down, and speed up...literally!

Some readers of this blog have followed over the years as I went from "fat to fit." I don't write about all my athletic experiences, but when I'm inspired I like to share that with my small community.

I entered a 10K run two weekends ago. At dinner with some friends here in Ojai the night before, I explained my strategy for the race. Based on a race earlier in the season, I had started outlining a "pacing strategy" for the Carpinteria, CA "Ocean to Orchard" run.

My plan was to go out slower than normal, and keep that pace throughout the whole race. Normally, I've gone out with the lead group, only to lose momentum and "negative split" the race (running the second half slower than the first).

So, unofficial times add up to be "pretty close" to the actual finish time. And, I actually ran my fastest 10K of the season (and my 3rd fastest of all time). I'm fascinated by this experience...by focusing on "slowing down, and keeping a momentum throughout the event," I actually ran faster and stronger than in other races this year!

As always, I'm looking to bridge this "athletic performance" event to my writing and speaking. I'm wondering, instead of sitting to write an entire article in one sitting...what would happen if I broke it into significant sections, and moved from the beginning to the end with sustained momentum the entire time? Gotta go, the start line is calling!