March 20, 2008
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Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble."
- —Ray Robinson
"Rhythm in Running"
No one knew boxing better than Sugar Ray Robinson in the 1950s, perhaps the greatest pound-for-pound fighter ever. Roy Jones, Jr. was himself very rhythmic in how he fought in the 1990s, treating each boxing match like it was a hip-hop dance.
So can Robinson's quote about rhythm apply to running as well?
The Cherry Blossom Ten-Miler is approaching. And my training has gone okay. I've done everything from fast three-mile runs to slower eight-mile runs. But at times it seems to be such a chore.
So I figure, maybe I just haven't learned to truly get into the rhythm of running. Maybe I don't treat it enough like a DANCE, the way Ray Robinson did in boxing. Maybe if I DID become more rhythmic, almost dance-like, I could really improve my running so that I can kick some serious *ss.
I run approximately an 8.5 minute mile when I do ten-mile races. My goal is to break an 8-minute mile pace. Maybe this is just what I need to push me onto the mountaintop?
"And crossing the finish line now at the 2008 Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile Race is......BFK, hip-hop artist!" haha.
Comments (5)
um. i can run 1 mile. in 30 minutes. with a lot of panting and thoughts of dying. however, i do think it's rhythmic. when my body feels like giving up the ghost and going to hell in a handbasket, i turn to a song with very strong beats on my ipod. my feet and body follow the beat, and i find that i can run with less pain for the duration of the song. once the song switches to something with a different tempo, i lose my stride till i acclimate to the new beat. so yeah, i'd say you can robinson your way to the top.
puahha that's awesome BFK Oppa!
awesomeness in a handbasket dude... rock on ^-^
good luck
mr. rogers was a great man. a great, great man.
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