The beginning of a new year brings opportunities to look forward to, but sometimes the best way forward isn't straight head.
(fall) on Jan. 31, National Backward Day is an opportunity to reverse(颠倒) the set routines of daily life. Backward Day (start) in 1961 by two farmers, Sarah Nicole Miller and Megan Emily Scott, and the occasion has stuck, according National Today. Taking part can be as simple as wearing a hat backward or as (excite) as reverse skydiving.
But for some, like Aaron Yoder, track and field coach at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, going backward (be) a daily practice. When an injury kept him sidelined(退赛) from running—and work, relationship, and family challenges mounted— Mr. Yoder decided (turn) it around, literally. Running backward, works different muscles, delivered new freedom. "It was a reset. It was kind of like a rebirth," he says.
Mr. Yoder now holds the fastest backward mile (recognize) by Guinness World Records, clocking in at 5: 54. And the (advantage) of backward thinking have spread into "different elements of teaching, coaching, life," he says.
His advice for those who might try backward running on Jan. 31, "Just make sure you got a clear path.”
