 Good morning YouTube family it's Saturday oh yeah that means catch-up day for me and yes priorities priorities priorities in our lives it's insane you all are so busy I'm so busy but we make choices every single day to place the most important things in our lives the most important tasks in our lives at the front of the line and for me for me one thing that's weighing over me big time right now are the running shoe giveaways trust me I have not forgotten troubleshooting finding the time to troubleshoot the internet and why it's not working it's just it's hard it's hard it's I'm struggling to find time but today I'm not traveling we're here we're relaxing with some coffee and I feel like I finally have some time to organize all of my running shoes all of your running shoes that you've sent in through your generosity so anyway and yes we're gonna talk about prioritizing running in our lives and how I go about doing it every day and I'm excited to hear your thoughts as well well heck let's do it come on now question of the day how do you prioritize running in your life every single day what's your tips what's your tricks especially for the new runners out there you might find a lot of value down in the comments I bet or or if you're starting if you just started grad school or your doctorate or maybe you just had your third child or maybe you you're a new landlord I don't know maybe time just became a lot more tight in your life a lot more constrained so that's the question of the day thanks for hitting it up keyword time keyword time because we're all it's like at the end of the day time is a beautiful thing because it's what we have to work with here on this earth okay I am I'm just a home man home man home man everybody just gotta I got a focus got a focus focus focus all right we're getting there we're getting there the process has begun but again I don't want to be stressed there's no reason to have stress in this world so I'm gonna take the camera off just to show you kind of what I'm trying to envision for the future for for getting these shoes out the door to all of you I I need to do better I really need to do better so here's my shoes that I'm waiting to test for all of you there's the full review shoes coming up hopefully sooner rather than later including these as well these are the first impression shoes that need a test for you but look look at the studio it's just a little it's a little crazy just a little crazy in here so oh my goodness let's look in this corner so these are all the shoes that you have sent to me thank you so much down here more here more here and then what I my vision is that this rack is gonna save my life this rack which I can't even get access to because there's because of your generosity there's just so many boxes I can't even get to them but then we've also got hold on wait for it this is our shed out here that I once again just has more now these are actually empty boxes that I'm saving so that when we do the running shoe giveaways I can ship them to all of you in these boxes so there's a lot going on there's just a lot there's just a lot going on that I am I'm excited about but again we cannot let stuff oh my goodness we cannot let stuff dominate our lives so thank you keep the shoes coming I'm feeling better because I'm doing this now so that we can and basically alright here it is if the camera does not work I'm just gonna use the camera on my computer I just you know it's just enough is enough and it's not gonna sound as good or look as good but at the end of the day we can at least get shoes out the door so YouTube family taking a rest mama is still napping and so the boys and I we're gonna hang out we're gonna hang out oh you guys are crushing it in here with the magnet tiles Michael too oh tell us Michael there we go folks back from the run oh man this polar vantage five it's cooking the grits all right we got 7.2 miles 58 minutes and 30 seconds is what it's looking like I've never had a watch where I can actually look at the stats so easily right on the face on looks like minimum heart rate was 111 max was 123 and I was averaging about 807 per mile is what it's saying so very fascinating stuff and okay recovery begins immediately I received this cure hydration mix from the Cirque series in Utah it's lemon and this is what's in it organic coconut water pink Himalayan sauce and it has no added sugar I'm and it's basically a lemonade it's kind of taste like a very tamed down lemonade I'm really liking it and I might have to order more so anyway let me get some water here by the bone so all I'm saying is is we're doing good here folks just trying to do the little things do the little things and keep everything in the right order of the day right priorities all about those priorities okay including hydration I must say that is I've got I've gotten a lot better in the last let's say 12 months drinking more water but as you can see I still need to add a little little goodness to the to the mix okay today one of the priorities was to organize the studio and I think we did it I think we did it there's a couple little little the details that I still want to adjust in here but overall I'm feeling much much better the rack is full ready for the reviews up here and then the running shoe giveaways down below all the shoes at the bottom and yes I just want to mention I have not thrown away this map that a vlog fan sent to me this is the the map of the Cleveland Marathon and I kept this even though it was bittersweet that I was unable to race I kept it as a reminder a reminder not to get injured and a reminder of the pool no no a reminder to keep fighting keep fighting so I'm gonna hang this back up and at least keep it up until after Amsterdam so that's gonna sit up there and then also a quick update since I was cleaning out the shoes today these will end up in the next giveaway the Hoka Mafates and the Solomon Supercrosses I've decided not to take them to 50 miles I like though I like the Mafates but I just a little firm and then on this guy no rock plate and so I'm struggling to take these out into the mountains too much so anyway just wanted to update you on those two shoes and then kind of a big update before we dive into the topic of making running a priority in our daily living is that I do believe that I'm honing in on my shorts for Amsterdam I was very I was very convinced that these green you know how much I love green that these Nike shorts were gonna be the ticket and I'm not counting them out yet but I must say everyone the John G 3 inch split shorts I'm gonna go with black most likely I am really really enjoying the comfort and the breathability and just the movement of the shorts they just feel more nimble than the Nike shorts so anyway just wanted to update you on that with respect to Amsterdam okay let's dive in and speaking of priorities I'm letting the boys stay up past their bedtime so they're outside playing in the sandbox so I got to keep this a little concise but on today's run I was just reflecting on on running and how much running as we probably many of us probably do throughout our days how much running I think gives back to us as a you know quote-unquote sport even though it's probably a non-traditional sport at this point in history so as I was running and reflecting on that how much running is given back to my life I was just thinking like why is running a priority in my daily living and so I just came up with a couple points I'm not even gonna call these tips I'm just gonna say their reflections and you can take them as you will for reflecting upon them in your life so basically for making running a priority in my life I've had to learn especially since graduating from college and it's hard it's hard you all know especially if you have a family but like it's just hard to say no to fun things like going out with your friends on a Friday or Saturday night when you know you have a 20 mile long run the next day so over time and it took me time and it's it's an active patience everybody but I've learned the art of saying no not to everything but frankly I'll just be honest to many things that I would love to go do yeah that I would just love to even you know I can think of like going to sporting events like going to the Rockies game or going to a Broncos game and instead of doing that which is fun staying home be with the family get to bed early so I can wake up the next day refreshed ready to rock and roll especially during peak training so that's one one reflection I had today um listen race day is our happy day it's our birthday it's our it's our Christmas present to ourselves when I'm tired when I feel like time is very tight and constrained kind of like was it yesterday or two days ago when time is tight and I'm struggling to prioritize running into that day I think about race day and how fun race day is especially when you're fit all right and the more you run the more consistent you are in building up that aerobic base frankly I think the more fun you're gonna have on race day so don't forget race day that was another reflection I had and then kind of a funny one but hey why not don't forget the endorphins we and I'm not the scientist in the room but like there is a scientific chemistry reaction going on or reaction there's a chemist not the scientist there's something happening in our bodies when we're exercising and especially when we're running that endorphins are released and again I don't know what's going on in there but it makes us happy and joyful and refreshed and maybe clears your mind and that's a good thing especially in the modern world so that is another reason I prioritize running in my daily living okay and last one for how I make sure that running is prioritized every day is I don't forget the past and frankly we have heroes in our sport you hear about Babe Ruth you hear about Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan and Vince Lombardi and all these greats and Andre Agassi or whoever whatever sport you follow Jack Nicholson in golf like there's a lot of big heroes in a lot of sports but don't forget there's heroes in running as well and we can look to those people who have gone before us and blaze the trail and frankly our heroes in the running world like they've they've shown us that we can achieve great things if we set our minds to our goals and so books like about Bowerman and founding Nike up in Oregon books about Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley battling under the sun books like Roger Bannister and The Perfect Mile back in the 50s I do believe so all I'm saying is don't forget that we runners are fortunate as well to have heroes and I look to them in in reading to inspire me to prioritize running every single day all right now if you need a rest day I get it I get it but every single day at least for me so anyway I love you guys that's my little my little reflection for today I hope I brought a little a little value a little inspiration to you and thanks for again for coming through the organization process here in the studio and oh yeah so here's the gear I'm gonna go inside and test the live streaming here's the microphone I will keep you posted on how it goes I'll keep it posted on how it goes and if you want to go a little deeper into the vlog I'm gonna throw back to 2018 on the right hand side an old vlog when running was getting going on the channel and on the left when we talked about some of our favorite running books all right thanks a lot for being here sick beauty work hard and love each other see you tomorrow