Priorities

I had a good talk with my friend John yesterday afternoon. Like myself, John had experienced training alone, when he left the college team half a decade ago because of conflict with the coach.

For months, he clung on to track training, sticking religously to a daily, no non-sense regime of sprints and weights – all by his lonesome. He was aiming for the 2007 National Open, an event originally scheduled for May-June 2011. Due to funding constraints and the usual political infighting in Philippine sports, the said event was pushed all the way back to November 2011.

Naturally, John lost interest and eventually lost touch with the sport – until now.I was pleasantly surprised when my good friend told me about his plans for an athletics renaissance weeks ago. Talk about good timing. Here I am at my wits’ end, trying to grasp the last vestiges of my waning passion, when all of a sudden, a former teammate sprouted out of nowhere with such an aucadious goal.

It feels good to actually have a training buddy for a change, but I know for a fact that my motivation is in such a precarious position. I cannot possibly go on training in a half-hearted passion. It will just be a waste of time.

I need to clear my head and sort out my priorities.