Production Update: The Yo-Yo Effect

Many years ago, I had an opportunity to work with the professional wrestler (now actor, motivational speaker, and all around cool guy) Diamond Dallas Page. I have followed wrestling since I was a kid so this was pretty damn exciting for me. Page cut a great commercial for us and later, through his manager Smokey, we tried to work on some other projects together. One project was a documentary and the other was trying to get Page's autobiography some exposure in the company that I was working for. While neither worked out, the experience for me was a good one. As a "thanks" Page and Smokey sent me a copy of the book and I read it in a couple of days - a huge feat for me since I am a very slow reader. In the book, Page refers to life being a yo-yo and I always took that with me. We all have highs and lows, the lows always feel as though the yo-yo is "sleeping" but by remaining positive you can snap back to the top.

If you have read some of my previous postings, you will know that I have hit a bit of a low but I have tried to remain positive. It hasn't been easy but with the additional support of friends and family, I have always had someone pick me up when I felt I could not.

This weekend the yo-yo snapped back to the top. I was scheduled to run 20 miles and I took the invitation to run with Mark and another runner Mike. We went to a new course at Valley Forge Park and decided to 10 miles out and 10 back.

Needless to say I was nervous.

All or nothing.

Either run the distance or take a long walk back to the truck.

I needed this run.

We all started out running together at roughly a 8:30/9:00 mile pace. I felt good and relaxed. It was great to be out with these guys and at a new location. At 12 miles, I started to pick up my pace and steadily ran faster until the end of the run.

20 miles - completed without stopping. 8:27 mile ave.

I felt strong and confident... positive.

Delaware seems more obtainable.

The yo-yo was a the top.

I hope I can hold on to it for a little while...

Thanks to my friends and family for getting me this far and thanks to Page for showing my that a yo-yo has a top and a bottom and that being positive will get you back to the top.

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