Monday, August 30, 2010  Imagined, or Tested?  "I'm a 5K
specialist!" So declared my colleague. I could believe it. He's
small and wiry, obviously built for running. The guy is about as
relaxed as a gerbil on a caffeine buzz. I guess he's pretty
successful at what he does. Me, on the other hand, not so much.
I ran a 5K once. My experience was totally different than my
colleague's. I could say I'm a "5K and a word that starts with
the letter 's'", but that word would be different than his. Yes,
folks, I'm a 5K survivor.  Interestingly, my experience has a
direct correlation to riding a motorcycle. Not riding a
motorcycle in 5K races. Although I'd have been better off if I
had. I'm talking about riders who think they're prepared for
riding in the real world. Sometimes it's just an illusion.
Nobody really knows until they've been tested. Training sessions
are a way to assess one's abilities. It's a much better way than
being tested in a critical situation. One of my mantras is that
training teaches us what we ne