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GOOF feat. Mr. Kuiper
Chris Sinagoga | Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 5:00PM Mr. Kuiper fell today while he was running his second mile.
Not fell in the sense of how I want you guys to embrace falling, but literally didn't pick up his foot high enough after 75 toes to bar, clipped a raised piece of pavement, and went head over heels onto the grass.
That's the extent of the bad news; he just got up and finished the mile.
The good news: HE FREAKING ROLLED OUT OF IT! WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT!
In order for something to be done with complete confidence, there needs to be an exit strategy.
Running done with complete confidence means falling. Freefalling. Not leaving your hips back. Not clenching your toes. Everything has to be completely committed to allowing your bodyweight to fall. Otherwise the running will always be limited, even a little.
The foundational exit strategy for running is a somersault. A forward roll. Mr. Van's best friend. It seems like a long time ago when Mr. Kuiper would just stare at the blue mat, or the grass at the park, give a little effort to trust himself on a roll, then kinda kinda turn into a sideways flopping fish. Now young fella rolls out of a freaking handstand. Still with some fear. But he trusts the fall. He trusts his roll. It shows in his running.
Sometimes the fall doesn't go as we would hope, and we trip. But having an exit strategy - a forward roll - means when we do trip, we'll be okay, and then can resume falling again.
I'm proud of you Mr. Kuiper!
