Recently, I re-read an article about a man named Caballo and the Tarahumara people of Mexico. The Tarahumara are incredible long distance runners, running marathon distances with ease. They wear sandals, don’t have a training regime to speak of, and don’t pick up the types of injuries that plague most runners. Caballo decided he wanted to run like them.
Caballo jumped in, putting himself in a situation where he would either pick it up or fail trying. Bothered by ankle problems for years, Caballo abandoned his running shoes and took to the mountain trails in sandals, like the Tarahumara. In the end he was running a trail, which took horse riders three days, between two canyon towns – in seven hours.
Safe is comfortable and easy. The risky stuff is unpleasant and tough. But much more exciting.
I’ve wanted to start a blog for a number of years. I had no idea what the blog should be about so I didn’t. Taking action makes more sense than worrying about it.
Caballo got where he wanted by jumping in. Monday, I took the plunge.