| Have you ever heard the advice that new | | | | - I love the way that my compression top hugs |
| race-car drivers are given about race-course | | | | my torso. |
| turns and outer walls and barricades? | | | | - I am thankful that my compression top pulls |
| The advice is simple: | | | | back my shoulders, which gives me better |
| - Look where you want to go; do not look where | | | | posture and, as a result, better efficiency as a |
| you do not want to go. But the advice has a | | | | runner. |
| profound meaning, too: | | | | - I am truly grateful that the geniuses at the |
| - You will heard toward the destination on which | | | | manufacturer of my compression top figured out |
| you concentrate. If you drive a race car and | | | | just what fabrics to use, where more or less |
| stare at -- and fear hitting -- the wall, then you | | | | compression was needed on my torso, and how |
| probably will. But, if you stare at -- with | | | | to sew all those pieces together. |
| confidence -- the curving track around which you | | | | - I mentally thank the retailer who saw the |
| want to drive your race car, then you will go | | | | benefits of my compression top, decided to offer |
| around that curve and not hit the outer wall. | | | | it for sale, and made me aware of it so that I |
| To me, this is a wonderful illustration of the Law | | | | could buy it and benefit from it. |
| of Attraction. And you as a runner can activate | | | | - I love how my compression top protects my |
| the Law of Attraction to make your running life | | | | skin from damaging UV rays. |
| more enjoyable by focusing on -- and being | | | | - I feel warmed by my compression top in the |
| grateful for -- what you have (instead of what | | | | winter and cooled by it in the summer. |
| you do not have). | | | | - I am thankful that my top's fabric manufacturer |
| One of the marvels of modern running apparel is | | | | found a way to wick perspiration away from my |
| the compression top. If you wear one on your | | | | skin, so that my torso cools itself efficiently as I |
| runs, then it can pay to have thoughts and | | | | run. |
| feelings of gratitude surrounding it. Here are | | | | - I am grateful that my compression top has |
| several thoughts to get you started: | | | | reflective areas that help to keep me safe at |
| - I am very grateful that I could afford my | | | | night. These are just a few ideas for you. Make |
| compression top, which is not a run-of-the-mill | | | | and review regularly your own gratitude list for |
| running jersey. | | | | your top. |