tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735487156825576358.post5357575777905525518..comments2024-02-29T05:24:46.191-05:00Comments on SideByrnes - The Blog of Charlie Byrne: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret?Charlie Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590751579556322166noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735487156825576358.post-39017334081564776832008-10-20T02:33:00.000-04:002008-10-20T02:33:00.000-04:00Great quote Charlie.Nice to hear you writing so mu...Great quote Charlie.<BR/><BR/>Nice to hear you writing so much about running. <BR/><BR/>Quick story our fastest runner just qualified for Boston with a 3:10. He just did his first marathon last year.<BR/><BR/>I spoke to him last night and he said that the key for his preparation was hitting his long distance runs at race pace...and hard hard tempo runs in the week...45 seconds faster than race pace.<BR/><BR/>The point is...most runners do not run hard enough in their training...then they struggle race day.<BR/><BR/>Listen to any champion athlete and they'll say they just work harder than anyone else.<BR/><BR/>The key to success.<BR/><BR/>Hitting it hard in training is the key to race day success.<BR/><BR/>Seems like this would apply to many things like copywriting also.<BR/><BR/>p.s. what race are you training for?<BR/><BR/>GarySoCalRunning.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619220074574513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735487156825576358.post-66060330253180317902008-10-14T21:17:00.000-04:002008-10-14T21:17:00.000-04:00Thanks Jonathan. I thought it was powerful the ins...Thanks Jonathan. I thought it was powerful the instant I heard it... as it really summarizes so much about life in so few words. And the funny thing is that once you accept this, the "pain" of discipline subsides as time goes on because you know that it can lead to great rewards instead of mediocrity and nothingness.Charlie Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590751579556322166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735487156825576358.post-37061812402779583362008-10-14T13:41:00.000-04:002008-10-14T13:41:00.000-04:00That quote is possibly one of the most inspiration...That quote is possibly one of the most inspirational things I have ever heard. I never thought of pain (whether mental or physical) in that way when trying to accomplish a goal. Thank you for this post.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095145449447670188noreply@blogger.com