Sometime ago I lost my GoZone pedometer. So what you ask when I have my great Garmin 305? I know. The Garmin is AWESOME! Only with the pedometer I can earn money!
You see, most UMC clergy are so out of shape that the denomination has put forward incentives to get us moving. Last year we were sent pedometers and offered rewards up to $300 for walking, biking or running.
Even that wasn't really enough incentive for me last year. I put off getting regular with my exercise routine. I made excuses. The best one was a sort of arrogance that said, "I can catch up anytime, I'll get started on that next . . . week, month, whatever." I knew once I started running getting those steps would be easy. So I didn't worry too much about wearing the dumb thing on normal days.
So now a year has passed and for the first year I earned only $125. $28 of that had to be spent ordering a new pedometer to replace the lost one. Sigh.
I didn't take advantage of the challenges which offered extra points toward the cash. I often lost or forgot my pedometer. For the most part I just didn't care after all its all those other folks who are lazy and out of shape that's not ME.
OK, it was me. But now a 5 mile run feels like the 2 mile ones used to. My long runs are in the double digits! I'm back in the game baby! So bring it on! I'm going to max out those steps and get that $300 and I should do it before Marathon day!
8,615 steps today and its just now 10:00 AM!
You see, most UMC clergy are so out of shape that the denomination has put forward incentives to get us moving. Last year we were sent pedometers and offered rewards up to $300 for walking, biking or running.
Even that wasn't really enough incentive for me last year. I put off getting regular with my exercise routine. I made excuses. The best one was a sort of arrogance that said, "I can catch up anytime, I'll get started on that next . . . week, month, whatever." I knew once I started running getting those steps would be easy. So I didn't worry too much about wearing the dumb thing on normal days.
So now a year has passed and for the first year I earned only $125. $28 of that had to be spent ordering a new pedometer to replace the lost one. Sigh.
I didn't take advantage of the challenges which offered extra points toward the cash. I often lost or forgot my pedometer. For the most part I just didn't care after all its all those other folks who are lazy and out of shape that's not ME.
OK, it was me. But now a 5 mile run feels like the 2 mile ones used to. My long runs are in the double digits! I'm back in the game baby! So bring it on! I'm going to max out those steps and get that $300 and I should do it before Marathon day!
8,615 steps today and its just now 10:00 AM!
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