The Ramblings of a Marathon Training Run
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On MarathoningA Marathoner’s Stream of Conscious
To me, it’s always been a time when I get to see how close my thinking and doing are in harmony. The marathon has continually afforded me the opportunity to see how long I can stay in the present. I get to see how I did on that day, in that [...]
My First and Last Flip Off While Running
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On MarathoningFirst Sunday In February , 1975
Las Vegas, elevation http:2001 ft (610 m)
Mile 25
First Marathon
Hit the wall at mile 11.
Three weeks before, I completed the Mission Bay Half Marathon. I knew nothing about marathoning except Tad Kostrubala, my mentor and author of Joy of Running, told me that I was ready to do a marathon. In [...]
Welcome to Mindful Running
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful RunningTo begin the journey of mindful running we will observe. In this journey it will be a path which allows you to observe yourself and others. It is a road which allows you to teach and be taught. It is a sojourn which will give you points of observation with which to play. The direction [...]
Words To Guide Marathoners
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On MarathoningIn article <691nfd$4qr$1@newsd-163.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, Texcanuk@webtv.net (Debbie Kendrick) wrote:
> Most people think of getting blisters on their heals from running. I get
> them on my 2nd and 4th toes. Huge ones. I wear the socks that are
> supposed to prevent blisters and my shoes are big enough (one size
> bigger than my dress shoes). Any suggestion. Marathon [...]
Phiddipides Walked
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On Marathoning© Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
> Steven Lavallee (lavallee@intergate.bc.ca) wrote:
> : Is it true that Galloway advocates walking breaks every mile of the
> : marathon? What’s next, lawn chair breaks served with lemonade and back
> : rubs.
> : Get with the program folks, the marathon is run, not walked. Did
> : Phidipides (sp?) stroll to Athens [...]
Accepting the Marathon Challenge
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On Marathoning© Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
I have always known
that at last I would take this road,
but yesterday I didn’t know that
it would be today.
Unknown
In three words
I can sum up
everything I’ve
learned about life.
It goes on.
Robert Frost
George Sheehan, God bless his soles, knew from experience that we are all called to be athletes, poets, heroes, saints and [...]
Why I Love Hills
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful RunningInspired by Martha L. Clark who wrote to rec.running:
I am curious as to how a hill is defined. I ran a hill today, but it felt like a mountain!! Actually, I only made it halfway up, walked the rest of the way, then turned around and ran back down. The hill is .4 mile, with [...]
Inspiring Others to Reach for the Stars
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful RunningSome reflections sparked by a post from Dru Jacobs in Boulder.
© 1997 Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
I am continually amazed how we push the envelope of human possibility through the visions and dreams that pop into our minds.
I know that the dreamers and visionaries touched by/sparked by/moved by a story, are now in training for the [...]
Dealing with Interesting Days and Brushes with Death
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz Archives© Austin ‘Ozzie’ Gontang, Ph.D.
In article to rec.running , CottonPup wrote:
Well, when I was out for my usual 6:00 am run today, the unfortunate happened. I was hit by a car that decided not to stop at a stop sign.
I spent three hours in the emergency room, and I basically walked away with a big [...]
A Path, A Direction, A Lifestyle
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 26, 2009 / Posted in Mindful RunningA Path, A Direction, A Lifestyle
© Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
In the past several months several thousand of you have accepted the marathon challenge. You have overcome obstacles both physical and mental and touched the spirit of the marathon which now lies within you.
To you who followed the blue line through New York City, we acknowledge [...]
