Love this! I get caught up in completing with others sometimes rather than focusing on my own PB (running and not running). Supporting others and cheering them on feels good! We can still be at out PB while giving others props for doing their PB, too. They are not mutually exclusive, but that can be hard to remember!
Great question. Measure success as many ways as you can. Time is one. Distance is another. Joy is one. Mental health, laughter, how many waves you gave out, elevation, new routes, how you handle tough runs… there are so many ways to have a new personal best run as long as you are willing to expand the definition of best beyond the numbers. I can tell you this… I’ll never run a faster mile than I already have. But I can always run a better mile. That means that every run I start could end up including my best mile ever in some way. Cheers and thank you for reading ND!
Thank you for reading Welcome to PBX!
This is def about running but also not about running. Love applying your golden nuggets to my personal life as well as work life.
Favorite quotes:
- Being the best is not as important as being your best.
- Could we cheer everyone trying to break a barrier instead of a few people trying to break each other?
- And when you get enough people together trying to do something better than they’ve ever done before… well, magic tends to happen.
- In fact, it sounds like the best way to achieve a personal best is to act like your own best person.
TY, coach!
Love this! I get caught up in completing with others sometimes rather than focusing on my own PB (running and not running). Supporting others and cheering them on feels good! We can still be at out PB while giving others props for doing their PB, too. They are not mutually exclusive, but that can be hard to remember!
I read your notes in the morning.
It helps me set myself for the day, how I would like to show up the day. Thank you!
That's amazing!
One of the best things I’ve read in a VERY long time.
love this community we have here PBX! I have a game tonight coach I am playing running at 6
Great stuff, Coach.
This is so inspirational!
Loved this. And really love competing with instead of competing against.
But a question about PBX, maybe for another time, but how does it treat an ageing population..?
I doubt I’m going to get near times I could run five years ago. How do they measure better in PBX when it’s going to be slower?
Great question. Measure success as many ways as you can. Time is one. Distance is another. Joy is one. Mental health, laughter, how many waves you gave out, elevation, new routes, how you handle tough runs… there are so many ways to have a new personal best run as long as you are willing to expand the definition of best beyond the numbers. I can tell you this… I’ll never run a faster mile than I already have. But I can always run a better mile. That means that every run I start could end up including my best mile ever in some way. Cheers and thank you for reading ND!