Hello runner friends!
Welcome back to the Bass Pro Fitness Series
MIDWEEK M😊TIVATI😊N blog!
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Now let's get started by talking about a great way to motivate yourself to lace up those shoes and get out the door when the only run you want to even consider going on is a run to the refrigerator and then back to the couch. And what is this great way you might ask? Easy.... finding a reason to get out!! And your "reason" doesn't have to be an official race or organized running event either as a group of Bass Pro runners and their friends found out last weekend after taking part in "The Big Cleanup" my buddy Paul put together.
And just why was The Big Cleanup a good motivation for so many people to get out? Because it provided an opportunity for runners (and walkers) to put in some purposeful steps for a reason. But not just for a reason but for many reasons—including to help clean up the community, to spend time with friends, to get out into nature, and to have a chance to win some amazing prizes by posting photos. Those are all things runners love to do (just ask one) but sometimes need a reason to do them.
Don't believe me? Check out some of these stories and photos from
The Big Cleanup that will surely have you smiling. Photos that serve to confirm that people will indeed get out to get in some miles when they have a good reason for doing so.
Walked 3 miles cleaning up the Frisco Highline Trail and nearby. #TheBigCleanup is super important because clean trails tend to stay clean...and dirty trails get dirtier. We don't have enough nice trails to let them go nasty. I even had a groundhog friend helping me. Thank you Paul Maness for inviting me. - Mark Applegate
We ran a route we’ve never ran. Didn’t get more than 2.5 blocks into our run before all of our trash bags were full. Wasn’t expecting to fill them so fast. Next time (hint hint Paul Maness) we’ll plan accordingly and bring bigger bags. At least there are a few streets in north Springfield that are cleaner today than they were on Friday. And we also picked up a new running friend named Clifton Boyd. Met him within the first 1/2 mile of our run and invited him to join us. He did. It was a fun time with Tim Shawhan, Stacey Adams, Tabitha Strand, and Kyle Strand. - Dan Wells
We had so much fun picking up trash today for the Big Cleanup that we turned it into the The Big Cleanup Half Marathon!!! Congrats to Larry Sharp who completed his first half marathon with a group of crazy ladies!!!!! - Your's Truly
OMRR cleaning up near Wilson Creek Battle field! Fireball and American Honey tossed with roofing and tile material! The other team will report what they found too! Fun afternoon! - Alicia Adamson
Got a good walk in around the block and through part of our local Dunnegan Memorial Park. Kids would have liked for it to have been cooler out. - Timothy Martin
An area I run often. The little alcoholic bottles are evidently breeding along this stretch of road. - John Everett
3.5+ mile walk through my neighborhood & down a National Historic Trail on my cleanup this afternoon. Just 1 small, albeit full, Walmart sack of trash. And nearly all of it was recyclable in the form of plastic & cans. Also was stopped by an elderly couple looking for directions to a nearby cemetery. They were from Nebraska, visiting random cemeteries in town. Little did they know cemeteries is one of my wife’s & I’s ‘specialties’. Showed them the cemetery they were looking for on my phone, as well as a few other historic cemeteries in the immediate area. - Derek Allen Beals
Didn’t think the trail right outside of my house would have as much trash as it did, but here I am with a bag full of cans, bottles, and lots of other various plastic items. My biggest find was a For Rent sign, but I think my best find was an iFart Shuffle prank toy. I only made it down 1/4 of the trail when my bag filled up and the mosquitos started to attack. Next time I’ll bring bigger bags and more bug spray! - Kristi Lang
Walking the dog and picking up trash. - Charlie Hungerford
Win win for everyone. Exercise and clean up a beautiful river.
I Love family hiking time and cleaning up our environment. Tyler, Cody, Allyn and I walked down the river for our cleaning. I think we need rain. Lol . Fun times!! Thank you Smiley for all you do!! - Sharon Nellesson
Ward brand trail clean. Ear bud found is the most interesting thing we found.- Harold Cunningham
Took a break from fishing Bull Shoals/Taneycomo to clean up a bit of nastiness. So many tiny liquor bottles and soda bottles. Not my mess, but it’s my Ozarks. - Amanda Herb
Not my mess, but it’s my Ozarks.
So did you see a pattern emerging here? Lots of people got out and got moving over the weekend, many people that wouldn't have had they not had a very good reason for doing so. Do you see how that works? So if you're feeling unmotivated to get in those miles today friends, find a good reason to do it and then rally up the troops and get out there together. You'll not only rack up some steps while doing something good for your community but you'll also have a great time doing it. And when it comes to doing good, I really love what Amanda Herb said, "Not my mess, but it's my Ozarks." What a reminder that doing good has nothing to do with us making ourselves better, but making our world and others better... So get out there and do some good!
Happy Running!!!
*On a side note. If you're looking for another good reason to get moving, check out navigatemissouri.com. For a small fee you can earn some bling and enlist your friends to join you on completing one of the many challenges Bass Pro has to offer. Heck, you can even bring trashbags and clean up as you go. I'm sure Paul would love it if you adopted The Big Cleanup event as a way of life. After all, as one of my fellow Bass Pro Fitness Series Ambassadors, he shares my love for fitness, God's creation, and every way those two can be improved.
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