On Thanksgiving Day 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, was found off the coast of Florida.

And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba?

Mr. Gonzales wanted to go home and he wanted to take his son with him.

Or stay with his relatives in Miami.

Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom.

Listen to Shess Peace, the Eelian Gonzalez story on the I-Heart

radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I-Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is that if you want to run more, sign up for a race. In other words,

create a goal with a deadline for anything you want to spend more time doing.

Specific goals really do motivate people.

So when one is an option, it can be wise to avail yourself of the opportunity.

I really do like to run.

I like being outside and moving and getting in a better mood as a result of that

runner's high. I like having time away from the bustle of my full house. So I run pretty regularly, without any particular goal on the horizon.

Indeed, I once ran for 1100 days in a row.

And yet, having signed myself up to run a half marathon this fall,

I find myself running more frequently

and covering greater distances too.

Even with a fair amount of intrinsic motivation,

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