Last year at this time, I was contemplating learning to swim. 6 months ago, I couldn't swim 500 yards without stopping. Sunday I will attempt to swim 1500 meters, knowing I am physically and mentally prepared to complete that task.
When I started looking at Olympic length races, I knew I wanted to pick one that was the furthest out in the season. I wanted to give myself enough time to build up my confidence. Wendy knew I could do it, physically but it was the mental aspect that I needed to get past. And I have.
There are often times that I look at how far I have to go, in a particular journey, and get fearful. Fearful that I won't be able to get to my goal. That I'll let people down and let myself down. But it's at times like this morning, when I am able to look back at where I was that enables me to keep going.
And I was reminded, once again, by a Coach, "you've done the work, the race is but a celebration".
While I'll always be looking forward, when I start to get fearful of how much further it is to that next goal, I'll remember to look back at how far I've come. And that will be the fuel to keep moving towards those other goals.
Awesome blog Robin! And girl I wish we lived near one another so I could have someone as dedicated to triathlon as you to train with. I've trained with a team that I loved but they completely disbanded. I've helped folks get through their first tri and then quit and I've had folks ask me to help them train and they never follow-up. So I wish I could find someone like you to train with and talk triathlon!
ReplyDeleteTribabe, have you hooked up with the GOTribal community? An awesome group of women that LOVE triathlons! Check them out! And maybe there is a group near you! And check out facebook groups, there are a lot of folks like you who don't have others right in their town but can still get a great deal of support online! You don't have to do this journey alone. :)
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