My Coach Told Me To Forget About The Numbers

My coach told me today that the numbers don’t matter as much as feeling good. Forget about the bottom line and focus on feeling good, he said. Results will follow just because of your effort. 

Now, just to be clear, this was my running coach talking. While I’m not going back to the gym yet due to Covid19, I’ve been going out for a daily run lately. It started in late 2020 while I was waiting for the new Apple fitness to launch. While it’s available now, the initial launch appeared to be taking longer than it took me to gain weight. So while it wasn’t too cold out up here (yet) in the Great White North, I figured it was time to get started on a new healthy habit. 

Support along the way

As my natural style of running is probably deadly, I got myself a running coach to help with the process. I needed the support and positive messages along the way. “Not too cold” in Canada is a relative term: temperatures were right around the freezing point, but there was still snow and ice on the ground. …