24 hours from now I will have completed my 2nd Half Marathon.
I LOVE THAT!!
My dear friend will have completed her 1st Half Marathon.
I LOVE THAT even more!
When something works for me I really love to share it. Do you share what you learn with others, superhero friends? Shouldn't we? I know that I love what I learn from others. There are several blogs I love to read because of what I learn from them. & not only technical running stuff, but other elements of success -- like attitude. Some of my favorite blogs are: 150mg of happiness (Brent) & Running into a Brick Wall (Rachel) -- the cutest running couple ever from Nashville, Training for my Next Marathon (Danny)-- when I first "met" this New Yorker he was training for his 1st Marathon!, Nancy Toby Run Big! -- a sister superhero who totally kicks butt, and Flatman in Texas & Oldman in Florida round out the bunch. Everybody has a story. Amazing stories. Everybody's reason for running/training is different, but the things that can be learned from them are huge.
I love to reflect.
I think alot of learning comes from looking back --
repeating the things that work & eliminating the things that don't work so well.
I love reflecting on the last 3 years. They have been huge for me. Superhero huge. I feel like I've really started to come into my own. Be comfortable with who I am. Embracing the things I love & not feeling the need to apologize if I don't like the same things you do. And as I look back over these 3 years specifically, I realize that each year has had a different theme.
2003/04 was POTENTIAL.
What exactly lies within?
What can be accomplished?
Can I do more than I've been doing?
And realizing that, YES!,
I can set a goal, work hard, & meet the goal.
2005 was INTENTIONAL.
Intentionally pursuing people & things that will made me stronger.
Physically, emotionally & spiritually.
The flip side was intentionally eliminating people & things that didn't.
2006 is CONSISTENCY.
I am striving to be consistent in recognizing my potential.
Consistent in intentionally setting goals & completing them.
Consistent in the small, daily stuff that keeps me strong
physically, emotionally & spiritually.
So, I guess, superhero friends, that this pre-race day finds me nervous, reflective, & very grateful to those who have gone before me & are willing to tell of their own superheroic journeys.
5 comments:
Good luck and have a great race!!!!
Can't wait to hear the report!
You GO, superwoman!! Have a great race, and thanks for the kind comments!! I have a half on Sunday, I'll be thinking of you running this weekend too!!
Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly, I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave....1 Cor. 9:24-27
Thank you Triathamom....I love you!!
Thank you Jesus for delivering this Diva into my life....I LOVE THAT!!
Looking forward to hearing about your run. Praying for you right now!
I bet you did AWESOME this morning!! And just think - in about six weeks you will have tackled your THIRD!!
Can't wait to hear the race report!
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