Lean and Mean
Well, I did say that this wasn’t going to all too serious, didn’t I?
- Me towards the end of the Chicago Marathon
This is me towards the end of last Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Well, towards the middle is closer to the reality, as I’ve got a smile on my face…. and towards the end, I was certainly not smiling.
Marathon running is, in many ways, very similar to the implementation of Lean Management. It is a journey, a full training cycle rather than a short-term sprint. If you are you measuring progress every hour of every day, you are reducing the impact you may have. Get rid of waste – who needs the second whisky? And, most importantly, teamwork, running together, is far more effective than a solo effort.
3h23, two minutes longer than my best time, but put it down to the jet lag, as the conditions and organisation were excellent – regular pacemakers, refreshments where and when they were needed, visual measurements along all of the 26,2 miles. I’m geting carried away here.
But seriously, to both novice and experienced long-distance runners, I can thouroughly recommend the Chicago Marathon. It took a total of six days out of my schedule, but was worth every second. Thanks very much to Anita and the organisation team.
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