BREAK THE HABIT
I went to Healthway Clinic 4th floor Market Market in The Fort Taguig City for check-up, together with Nelson who is accompanied by her girlfriend ishel who’s chief complaint is back ache. This is my first time to have a check-up and it is for my aching knees. I have a good conversation with Dr. Bartolome, although its not expected to have a more detailed information regarding my knee problem because she is not a athletics focused doctor she really did her best to share her knowledge. For the first time I will be having a Physical therapist put some action to my feet. A very happy feelings that after day to day hammering of my feet to the ground due to my addiction to running atleast I have find time to let my feet experience some therapy that would really help my recovery and at the same time strenghten this wheels of mine. I have scheduled 6 sessions with the kind therapist who gave me Idea on what I will be going through with the sessions. After the quick check-up and scheduling I went home and rest for 30 mins to attend the 1st annual Barefoot Running Clinic. I arrived at the venue inside ROX on the ground floor. I arrive 9 mins late to the scheduled 6pm start but due to the organizers aim to grab the opportunity to have atleast as many runners as possible attending the clinic it starts at around 7pm. While waiting for the presentors I ask the lady who handles registration of the participants if I can join the clinic even for just the lecture because I fail to register online but more than a warm yes welcome’s me it comes with a participants kit composed of singlet, reading materials, a CD and Quaker oats drinks. A quick introduction was given by organizers and off we start our lecture with Jessica Lee, she shares about why and how she get into barefoot running( with a short love story and their place of honeymoon with her husbond Michael). Presentation transitioned to the deeper study of advantages life story and present stand of Michael Sandler on barefoot running. He has a lot of experience which almost everytime works when you do presentation to much more convince audience on your cause or topic. We go out of the building to do the drills on starting running barefoot and running free. After we have a short wrap-up and Q&A back to ROX we end up the clinic with a yummy chewy something( Apology to the organizers I forget the name).
3 things I learned with in this days activity:
1. I really want to run but running is not always my option I need to listen to my body(feet) and try to balance things..
2. Make a gradual changes to things, take it easy, enjoy what your doing and enjoy life.
3. Break your habit. Do take advantage of chances that will come your way and win the game.
