Ran 100 yards and had to stop for a break/walk. Not clear but think I ran 200 yards that day and walked a half mile. I went out and set a nice pace of 8-9 min/mile. Life is not about brute strength, a lot more can be accomplished with proper technique and discipline.ĭay one of training - I anticipated I would start with jogging a mile. Rinse and repeat – the more obstacles you tackle on the courses and in life, the more your grit and self-confidence increase. Obstacles make us stronger!ĭo you remember having to climb a rope in gym class? Wasn’t easy for me then and has proceeded to get harder the older I get, the rope is not won by brute strength. This lesson doesn’t matter if we are talking about Life, construction sites or and obstacles race, I have trained for these road blocks, I have trained to pick myself up and focus and learned to keep my eye on the infinite game. Get up, reevaluate the situation and keep putting one foot in front of the other. especially when you are knocked down, or you fail an obstacle. You have time to do anything you choice to do, never say I don’t have time. I hear my alarm clock and Choiceto stay in my warm bed! We never advance the ball forward by continuing to take the easy path. The demons in my head have won more than once. Just a few, of many, ways I have started, failed and learned about life along this journey! (Thus Far) Over the past 6 years I have started and failed more than I can count! Above that has been an increase in self-confidence and humility. This is the 6th year of my Obstacle Course racing journey.
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