It's a bird, it's a plane, it's my Super Ironwomen! Have you ever felt so happy, so excited that you could almost feel your heart jumping out of your chest? Have you ever felt so proud of an accomplishment that you had trouble keeping your heads out of the clouds? If you have ever felt any of these emotions then you know exactly how I am feeling right at this moment. If you had asked me even two years ago if I thought I could have trained and prepared myself to compete in an Ironman, I would have told you that there was no way I was capable of such a thing. I am lucky that my friends and family have more confidence in me than I do, because here I am 6 days away from my first Ironman. I survived the grueling training, and I now have little doubt that I can finish this race.
I hope that does not sound too cocky of me. All I mean to share is that it is now time for me to trust in the training. I have proved to myself physically that I am capable of swimming 2.4 miles, biking more than a century, and running a full marathon. Now I need to let my head, my emotions step aside and let my well-trained body take over. I have to do this, because I need to be physically tough, but more importantly I need to be mentally tough. When I was at the chiropractor yesterday, I was sharing with him how nervous I was. His response was basically, "Knock it off! Don't even go there!" He reminded me of all the time and effort I had put into my preparation over the last year, and told me not to let my mind get in the way. He told me I was ready, and I know my friends and family feel the same...who am I to argue with people that are way smarter than I am?
This must be the week of songs popping into my head to inspire me, because I found another set of lyrics rolling around in my head today. I need to sing these words over and over next Saturday to keep me going when the road gets lonely, when the hours get long, and when I am still running when the sun has gone down for the night. Thank you R Kelley:
I Believe We Can Fly!
If we can see it, then we can do it
If we just believe it, there's nothing to it
[Chorus:]
I believe we can fly
I believe we can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
We'll spread our wings and fly away
I believe we can soar
I see us running through that open door
I believe we can fly
There are miracles in life we must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me, oh
If we can see it, then we can be it
If we just believe it, there's nothing to it!
So this is for you Emily, Karrie, and Leslie. We have this. It is time for us to spread our wings and go for it. And as my wise friend Joe shared with me yesterday, "If you believe in yourself and you believe in what you are doing, you are twice as strong as if you don't."
I hope that does not sound too cocky of me. All I mean to share is that it is now time for me to trust in the training. I have proved to myself physically that I am capable of swimming 2.4 miles, biking more than a century, and running a full marathon. Now I need to let my head, my emotions step aside and let my well-trained body take over. I have to do this, because I need to be physically tough, but more importantly I need to be mentally tough. When I was at the chiropractor yesterday, I was sharing with him how nervous I was. His response was basically, "Knock it off! Don't even go there!" He reminded me of all the time and effort I had put into my preparation over the last year, and told me not to let my mind get in the way. He told me I was ready, and I know my friends and family feel the same...who am I to argue with people that are way smarter than I am?
This must be the week of songs popping into my head to inspire me, because I found another set of lyrics rolling around in my head today. I need to sing these words over and over next Saturday to keep me going when the road gets lonely, when the hours get long, and when I am still running when the sun has gone down for the night. Thank you R Kelley:
I Believe We Can Fly!
If we can see it, then we can do it
If we just believe it, there's nothing to it
[Chorus:]
I believe we can fly
I believe we can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
We'll spread our wings and fly away
I believe we can soar
I see us running through that open door
I believe we can fly
There are miracles in life we must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me, oh
If we can see it, then we can be it
If we just believe it, there's nothing to it!
So this is for you Emily, Karrie, and Leslie. We have this. It is time for us to spread our wings and go for it. And as my wise friend Joe shared with me yesterday, "If you believe in yourself and you believe in what you are doing, you are twice as strong as if you don't."
Thank you Kay for believing in me--we will start and end this journey together next Saturday! You conquered cancer, now it is time for me to conquer Ironman!
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