FITNESS PROFILE
Workout Zen: Take body, mind will follow

By Paula Rath
Advertiser Staff Writer

Runner Heather Lee sets achievable workout goals and varies her routine to avoid boredom. Rebecca Breyer • The Honolulu Advertiser

Age: 39

Profession: Agent with Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties

Height: 5 feet 8

Weight: 134 pounds

Workout habits: My workout habits are simple: Just do it. I know personally that mornings work best for me. I find that if I just take the body, the mind will follow. I vary the routine to avoid boredom and always have goals set. The goals are not so specific to set myself up for failure, but more to force myself to show up to an event and participate. I try not to put too much emphasis on my time — just the destination. (Lee has completed the Honolulu Marathon, Straub Hawai'i Women's 10K and Swamp Romp.)

Heather Lee

What saves my sanity: A good run and a supportive husband.

My next challenge: The Windward Half-Marathon

Advice for those in the same boat: Do it if you want to and if you do not. The rewards far outweigh the temporary agony of energy output!

Reach Paula Rath at 595-4904 or prath@honoluluadvertiser.com.