Meet Jack, 45
Jack, sports anchor at WOOD TV 8, hates running. But, he has always marveled at the number of people who test themselves at the Fifth Third River Bank Run every year - he is inspired by the people he has met over the years who have run and finished - he has always wondered what it would be like to join the masses and cross the finish line in downtown GR. Jack would like to learn how to enjoy running. He wants to lace up his shoes and want to pound the pavement. He wants to share the stories of the true Road Warriors: the chosen runners with inspiring reasons for signing up.
Favorite food:
Chicago pizza, Italian beef and Vienna hot dogs.
Favorite cross-training activity:
Golf.
What is on your iPod?:
Believe it or not I still have an ipod shuffle, the problem is I can't find it. If I do, it'll have a wide variety of music on it. From classic rock to some of the new junk my kids listen to.
Favorite thing to read:
John Grisham, Michael Connally, David Baldacci, James Patterson and Nelson DeMille novels. I also read a fair number of sports magazines.
2010 goals:
Train for and finish the Fifth Third River Bank Run.
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Road Warrior: It’s All About The Attitude
By Jack | March 10th, 2010 at 10:04 am | 2 comments
As we get closer and closer to the actual race day for the Fifth Third Riverbank Run, I keep finding myself thinking more and more of a devotion from Chuck Swindoll.
“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.”
- Charles R. Swindoll quote:
Now that the runs are getting longer and the miles start to add up, that quote takes on more meaning. If I don’t have the right attitude when I leave the house for a run, I’m not going to go as far or push myself as hard.
On Saturday I ran another personal best. I ran 8 miles with the Gazoom and RUNGR gang. As I get to know more and more runners through this experience, I’m finding they all seem to have one thing in common.
Great attitudes.
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Hell yeah, Jack.
April | 10 Mar 10 at 8:51 pm
It was great to see you on Saturday! You definitely have the right mindset, attitude is everything. Hope training keeps going well and hopefully I will see you again soon!
Jordan | 10 Mar 10 at 9:10 pm