July 23, 2010 By thea
I can’t believe that it’s finally THE weekend. My first triathlon, people!
I’ve been training for 11(ish) weeks and I’ve learned a few things along the way. Will you indulge me while I share them with you?
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And you know I love me a good quote, so that’s how I’m going to give you my tidbits.
Or I guess if it’s quotes it’s their tidbits.
Whatever. Here’s what I learned.
- Well done is better than well said. ~Benjamin Franklin
I can talk all daggone day long about doing a workout, but unless I’ve actually done the workout, my words don’t mean much. - Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles. ~Alex Karras
Seriously, what I can do has more to do with what I THINK I can do then whether I’m actually physically capable of doing it. - Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. ~Woody Allen
This one is so true. If I go to the gym, if I go to the pool, if I go walk outside and get my bike…I’M GOING TO EXERCISE. It’s not like I go to the gym and sit on the couch. If I take the first step, the rest will follow. - Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another. ~John Dewey
About 3/4 of the way through the training, I knew that I already needed a new goal to focus on for AFTER the triathlon. If I didn’t pick something before my first event was done, I knew I would flounder aimlessly for a while. My triathlon is Sunday and I start training for my 2nd triathlon the next day. - Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right. ~Henry Ford
It’s amazing how much of exercising or sticking to a plan is mental. On the days where I grumbled about going out, I had sucky sessions. On the days where I felt good about going out, I enjoyed it a lot more and I did better. Talk nice to yourself. Pretty simple. - Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
I’m slow. I swim slow. I bike slow. I run/walk slow. But slow is better than stopped. Just keep moving, just keep moving, just keep moving.
March 11, 2010 By thea
You know what drives me nuts?
It drives me nuts when I have new resolve and then I get blindsided by outside forces.
I met my mileage goal last week, but I paid a price. Pain.
So I decided I would amend my goals.
And then my Emma got sick.
And then I got sick.
And then my goals went out the window.
Andy my resolve is standing on the ledge.
I need to go get it, but I don’t want to scare it out the window to.
I need to pick one thing today and do it. Maybe my resolve will see me and want to join in.