What a beautiful weekend we had in the North East, and our Summer Season started for the Northern New Jersey runners. We had 65 people out with us. Many thanks to the Mike Conforti and the Sneaker Factory in Millburn for hosting us. Mike laid on the bagels, the shade and the 10% Team In Trainin (TNT) discount in the store, and Coach Bill laid on the Powerade and water for the athletes.
It was great to put some faces to some names, but when faced with 65 new people, I'm sure I'll be asking for those names several times before they get remembered. I read once about Bill Clinton's technique, which is to write down at the end of each day, everything he can remember about a person he met. Next time he is due to meet them, he gen's up on their info, and that person is stunned that big Bill can remember not only their name, but their wife, their pet dog and their important projects.
Although our first run was primarily about getting to know each other, and running or run/walking a few miles, we had athletes that ran further than they had ever ran before. It is going to be an amazing season of accomplishment for those folk. Talk about pushing outside your comfort zone! Fantastic.
It was also great to hear so many stories of how people had gotten involved with TNT. Unfortunately many of the stories were about people who had lost loved ones to blood cancers. But all of the stories were inspiring people to push themselves beyond themselves to honor and remember.
"To run and leap, to dart about with sweat pouring from your body, to expend your last ounce of energy and afterward to stand beneath a hot shower-how few things in life can give such enjoyment."
-Yukio Mishima, novelist
No comments:
Post a Comment