Victory! Empire State Building Race Recap & Results

Johnny Fitness — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:05:16 +0000

Hi there, hope you are doing great!

I am riding high off my victory on Wednesday. Not only did I finish 28th out of 666 competitors, I posted a personal record of 13:13 and I beat my friend Rob, who talked an amazing amount of trash leading up to the race.

Race Recap Video

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Mental Visualization & Meditation

This was the key to my success this year, it really helped me overcome all of the trash talking Rob was doing. I basically would sit, focus on my breathe, & breathe without thinking of anything for 10-30min, usually 1x/day, sometimes 2x/day. Then, when I was really relaxed, I would visualize in my minds eye how exactly I wanted the race to go down, and I would live through the ideal race in my minds eye:

I am relaxed & focused at the starting line, but not taking myself too seriously.

I am very calm while I work hard in the stairwell.

I don't care if Rob is in front of me or behind me.

At the 20th flight I am 2:20 into the race & quickly jog the landing to transition to the 2nd stairwell. I do not stop for water.

Left leg, right leg, inhale, exhale, left leg, right leg, inhale, exhale.

work the railing, jog the landings, work the railing, jog the landings!

At the 40th flight I am 5:40 into the race.

At the 60th flight I am 8:54 into the race.

At the 65th flight I jog the landing, I am in tremendous pain but mentally calm.

I cross the finish line with a record time & my consciousness intact. (No passing out.) I am proud of my performance & humbled at the same time.

I relieved this exact sequence in my minds eye approximately 20x before race day, and then did it a few time on race day & even at the starting line.

Pre-race smoothie- kale, apple, carrot, celery, banana

Thanks everyone for your support on FB! And congratulations to Jason Gerhart & Rob Sulaver.

That awkward moment when you realize you are taking a picture of your phone with your camera, and technology is running your life. Thanks for all the text message of support, really meant a lot to me & helped me feel supported as I squarely faced a tremendous amount of pain.

Post race celebration, hummus, fried felafel, & beer. Tasted amazing after having a strict diet for the last 2 weeks.

What Do You Think?

Please let me know in the comments, would love to hear your thoughts on racing, meditation, visualization, and perhaps how these things affected your life & your fitness business.

Thanks everyone for your support! Until next time, keep your business fit.

Johnny Fitness

Empire State Building Race

Johnny Fitness — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:46:01 +0000

One Crazy Race!

I love this race because it seems so impossible/painful, yet all different kinds of people from all over the world do it, including:

a 76 year old women

a 91 year old man! (did it in 40 minutes! so cool.)

If they can do it, you and your fitness clients can too!

Races and competitions are a great way to:

challenge yourself & push your limits.

inspire your personal training clients.

get more exposure for your fitness business.

get in touch with the primal aspect of fitness.

As a personal trainer, we are often in great shape and forget how hard it is to confront ones "perceived limitations". But we can lead by example by confronting our own limits! And the better your fitness level, the easier it is to get more clients and the better your understanding of the human body. Bringing clients is a major fitness trend for elite personal trainers. Join the revolution!

So many people say "oh, I could never do that". That is BS! If a 90 yr old can do it, you and your clients can too.

Watch this video, leave me some comments, let me know what you think.

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We are going to create a TEAM for next years Empire State Building Race! We will train together, or if you are not in NYC we will post our workouts on line, and we will raise some money for a great cause.

Join our team and get yourself one of these! (Not to mention a once in a lifetime experience.)

Please contact us if you (and maybe one of your fitness clients too) are interested in being on our team.

Until next time, keep your business fit,

Johnny Fitness