for-the-love-of-adventure
#4x4x48challenge
It’s still sinking in - I did it! 48 miles in 48 hours on power naps only, since Thursday night… This challenge is organised by David Goggins, ex- navy Seal, ultra runner and world pull-up record owner. I actually think it is the perfect challenge. If you can’t run, you do something else for 4 miles, or at least do the equivalent time of working out. The challenge is a mind game more than anything, a test of determination, willpower or just game-on-ness! You don’t need to be super fit to do it but if you are it will still challenge you.
I loved it, I may do it again and I recommend it to anyone wanting to see what they are capable of… if I’m capable of 48 miles in 48 hours on no sleep without breaking down, then who knows what I can do? What about you - what would be a real challenge for you? What would make you feel superhuman if you did accomplish it? And what effect would that feeling have on your life?
Befriend your brain
Do you make New Year Resolutions? Can you remember any?! Have you ever kept one? I don’t make resolutions but I do love the chance to sort of reinvent, draw a line under something and consider what I might want to do differently. Actually, I think that ‘objectives’ is a better word - ‘resolution’ sounds heavy and difficult and stern…
Get a lungful of this…
Deep slow breaths are commonly known to bring calm and focus but faster deep breathing while running for example is also beneficial - we may even still feel calm despite working hard as we’re co-ordinating heartbeat and breath and getting enough CO2 in our blood (yes - we need enough of it as well as O2).
Training as adventure
But what would happen if every ‘workout’ you planned was slightly different? Instead of focusing on getting faster you just planned a different route that appeals to you for whatever reason? Instead of focusing on heart rate you designed yourself an attention grabbing challenge?
