Monday
Run: 6 miles
1 mile warm up
5 x 1K @ 7:41 (400 RI)
1 mile cool down
This was exactly what intervals should be. I was okay for the first three but the last two were a battle of will.
Tuesday
So much for my plan. With 5 people going 5 different directions, I can make all the schedules I want but there's never any guarantee. This week there won't be any runs at the track with Caden but I plan to pick up where we left off next week.
I actually ended up making this a rest day, however, I got anything but rest. Do you ever have those days where it feels like everything just tumbles down on you? This was one of those days. I was only 4 hours into my day when I had a moment of complete hopelessness - I was overwhelmed with every aspect of my life. I had so many balls in the air and they suddenly felt like bowling balls that were impossible to juggle. It was a moment of total defeat. And then came the spark. An ember of anger that quickly grew to a blazing fire of determination. Failure is not an option. I have come too far and fought too long to give up now. That is the moment that defines me. It is my ability to forge through the "walls." I may not be the fastest or the strongest but I never give up. That mental fortitude cannot be taught, bought or borrowed. It is earned at the finish line and every single one of us needs to remember those defining moments and apply them even for the intangible finish lines of life. Extraordinary is defined as "going beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular or established." What we do, whether 3.1 or 140.6, makes us extraordinary. Don't ever forget that.
Run: 6 miles
1 mile warm up
5 x 1K @ 7:41 (400 RI)
1 mile cool down
This was exactly what intervals should be. I was okay for the first three but the last two were a battle of will.
Tuesday
So much for my plan. With 5 people going 5 different directions, I can make all the schedules I want but there's never any guarantee. This week there won't be any runs at the track with Caden but I plan to pick up where we left off next week.
I actually ended up making this a rest day, however, I got anything but rest. Do you ever have those days where it feels like everything just tumbles down on you? This was one of those days. I was only 4 hours into my day when I had a moment of complete hopelessness - I was overwhelmed with every aspect of my life. I had so many balls in the air and they suddenly felt like bowling balls that were impossible to juggle. It was a moment of total defeat. And then came the spark. An ember of anger that quickly grew to a blazing fire of determination. Failure is not an option. I have come too far and fought too long to give up now. That is the moment that defines me. It is my ability to forge through the "walls." I may not be the fastest or the strongest but I never give up. That mental fortitude cannot be taught, bought or borrowed. It is earned at the finish line and every single one of us needs to remember those defining moments and apply them even for the intangible finish lines of life. Extraordinary is defined as "going beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular or established." What we do, whether 3.1 or 140.6, makes us extraordinary. Don't ever forget that.
3 comments:
Damn straight! Always good to get little reminders that we are strong bodied and strong minded.
Amen sista!!
"An ember of anger that quickly grew to a blazing fire of determination. Failure is not an option. "
Love that line. You said it all so well!
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