Preparing the Mind to Marathon: Damn you Ozzie!
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / June 2, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindThanks R. Walter wherever you run in the world.
In pursuit of knowledge,
Everyday something is acquired by the runner
In pursuit of wisdom,
Everyday something is given up by the runner
Lao Tzu speaking at a Running Clinic recently
I have a lot to give up.
GAPO
As R mentioned we need to let [...]
Marathoning Images to Run 26.2 Mindfully
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / June 2, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindMake an “O” with your middle finger and thumb
That circle is an eye hook
Please screw it the top of your head
Attached to that eye hook is a fine silk thread
Attached to the silk thread is a: Hawk, Hummingbird, or Butterfly
Please choose one.
Your totem hovers over your head during every run you do
It lifts [...]
A Look At Psychology While Running: Thanks Abhay Wherever You Run
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / May 27, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindA Look At Psychology While Running: Thanks Abhay Wherever You Run
c. 2007 Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
Definition of craziness is “doing the same thing expecting different results.”
Over the years I just happened to use running as a metaphor for life. I’ve basically shared some of my perceptions and put them to the test of fellow runners [...]
Listening To Runners’ Thinking: The Useful/Useless Knowledge A Runner Gathers
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / April 28, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindI always come back to the same point where I started my run. No matter how far I run, in a sense I never get anywhere. It is about non-judgment. Reality always wins, our only task is to get in touch with it. When queried about being useful or useless, good or bad, right or [...]
The Day Before the Marathon: Understanding and Living ADHD
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / April 28, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindThe Day Before the Marathon: Understanding and Living ADHD
c. 2001 Austin “Ozzie” Gontang, Ph.D.
In the late 70’s, the depletion phase was standard operating procedure. The idea being to super saturate regarding carboloading. Ability to store 1.2 to 1.4 times more glycogen were the numbers batted around.
After the Sunday run until Wednesday, we would go high [...]
The Mindful Athlete: Peak Performance and the Inner Journey
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / April 28, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindThe Mind reflect the body reflect the mind
C. G. Jung
Surrounding the eye of a hurricane is a wall of cloud travelling at speeds in excess of 250 miles an hour. In the eye, its center, is perfect calm, stillness and clarity. The Mindful Athlete is an individual who through practice, observation, awareness and total commitment [...]
