Instagram story viewer> @zerodean.official> Tagged

Zero Dean (Adventures with Koti & Zero)

@zerodean.official

209

followers

497

following

Hiking travel vanlife adventures with Zero Dean & Koti the rescue dog 🐶🥾🏔️ | 💡 More videos & playlists on YouTube (link below)

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Last Saturday I participated in the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon.

I had several things I wanted to achieve this time around - to train smart, to race without earbuds, to keep a consistent pace throughout, and to resist the urge to walk on the course. Check, check, check, and check.

The reaction of people who have (kindly) asked what my official finish time was has been interesting to me. Some seem disappointed at what I tell them, while others have marveled at my results.

It’s caused me to reflect on the whole idea of goals and success and just how blurry my brain gets when I compare my “checked boxes” with others’. I have to remind myself that my goals are MINE to work toward, and how each of us measures our successes is totally relative. I mean, what’s attainable for one person can be like shooting for the moon for another, right?

I have a friend who was a half-an-hour behind me on Saturday, but has improved so much since he first started running. And I cheer for him, because he puts in the work and is amazing.

I have another friend who’s already a lightening fast runner, yet continually pushes outdo his personal best. And I cheer for him, because he puts in the work and is amazing.

It’s the STRIVING and the PERSEVERING that I find so admirable. It’s the EFFORT and the DISCIPLINE that I find so inspiring. I’m talking about running here, but we could say the same things for just about anyone working toward just about anything on just about every level.

“Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine. It’s not their journey to make sense of. It’s yours.” My friend Zero Dean wrote those words, and I think they’re spot-on.

So, thank you, Cap City, for being such a fantastic event from top to bottom and for making me think. Next time I won’t be the same runner I was last Saturday.

That’s my goal, anyway.

#runohio #giveemhealth #capcityhalf #discipline #motivation #runner #runnersofinstagram #fit #getactive #instafit #fitguysofig #fitnesslifestyle #fitnessjourney #guyswithink #inkedguys #gay #gaysport #gayfit #instagay #gayrunner #gayselfie #gaygram #gayigers #menstagram #scruff #jawline #eyes #potd

205

16

“If the results of your habits don’t make you a BETTER, STRONGER, or HEALTHIER person, it’s time to consider new habits that do.” - Zero Dean

#capcityhalf #runcolumbus #fourlaps #trainanywhere #mensfitness #runnersofinstagram #fit #getactive #guys #fitdude #gayrunner #gayfit #gay #gayguys #gayselfie #gayigers #inkedguys #hoscos #menslegs #skysoutthighsout #meninshorts #gayfitness #zaddy #takeprideoutside #photooftheday #bestoftheday #potd #monday #lunes

232

11

“Never underestimate the value of good health. Your health impacts every moment of your life.” Zero Dean

#zerodean #discipline #motivation #healthy #menshealth #fit #fitguysofig #fitnessinstructor #getactive #instafit #fitstagram #fitnessjourney #gay #gaysport #gayfit #gaymensfitness #gayselfie #gaygram #gaysnap #gaypic #scruff #instascruff #muscleup #hoscos #menstagram #arms #guyswithink #zaddy #pride

236

8

Too many people focus too much on chasing numbers and not the meaningfulness of the experiences they have a long the way.

I'd rather weep at the beauty of a single experience than do a dozen things simply to check them off a list.

33

2

Refuse to be the victim. #tcmlivingwell #🐪day

1k

14

There isn’t a specific place to find happiness, it’s simply all around you, all the time… you just have to look for it 😉…#positivevibes #positivequotes #motivation #youcandoit #lifeisgood #lifeisbeautiful #justbreathe

7

0

Photo fun with silhouettes at the beach in Santa Monica.

19

2

Currently seeking test subjects in Socal (free). Come help me (pictured) test some new equipment, styles & techniques and get some nice photos from the experience. DM if interested.

14

3

I bought my first film camera in the fall of 1993 in anticipation of a trip to Australia in 1994. It was a Canon SLR. And the beginning of a 25 year history with Canon before I transitioned to Sony in 2019.

This is one of the first pics I took after my arrival in Brisbane.

I didn't know I wanted to be a photographer then, I just knew I enjoyed taking pictures. And I loved having something to look at to remember things I'd seen and experienced.

It wouldn't be until 10 years later that I'd get into it professionally.

32

3

"Low clearance." Oceanside, CA. Fujifilm x100f. #streetphotography

19

1

I call this one "Departing pigeon."

15

1

It's not what you look at that matters most. It's what you see. #streetphotography

18

3