Breathe

Mike Totaro, AFM Roseville, sent the following message to his colleagues to help them perform at their best day to day and into the future: “Back when I ran distance (track, cross country), I found that I could go farther and even faster if I focused on my present moment, my breath or my cadence. Once I started to think about the finish line, how far away it was, how many hills were still ahead of me, and how tired I was feeling, I would inevitably slow down and feel even more depleted. Distance running is a mental exercise as much as it is about physical effort. Breathe. And, think, “breath, breath, breath…..”

Mike Totaro (R), glory days, Roseville High School