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June 19th, 2007
12:54 pm
Looking for some inspiration, I found a journal entry from 2004. I still like it.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Or, in the more contemporary words of Lyle Lovett: "But what would you be if you didn't even try? You have to try."
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June 8th, 2007
05:54 pm
Back to PNF for a second. She wasn't saying "don't have a time goal". I probably didn't write enough about what she said. It was a great talk and I wish everyone could hear it.
She was asking, "If you don't meet your time goals, then was it all worth it? The new bike, the evenings and Saturdays away from home, etc." It (specifically she was referring to Ironman, but it applies to the marathon or any other race or something else important in your life that you are trying to achieve) has to be more about the intrinsic value to you, rather than whether or not you meet some arbitrary time limit that you've set for yourself.
She stressed that you don't have to tell anyone what your reason is; no one else has to know. Some people do it because they aren't challenged in other areas of their lives, everything has come easy to them. Some people have something to prove, like "My parents called me a quitter because I dropped out of school and I am NOT a quitter." Whatever your reason, you can call on it when the going gets tough. When the little demon is sitting on your shoulder saying, "it doesn't really matter". When you've found your limit and you need to push that limit out a little further.
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June 7th, 2007
05:12 pm
As a reminder, both to myself and also to my Ironman-bound friends: A little refresher on WWPNFD. ( What Would Paula Newby-Fraser Do? )
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May 29th, 2007
05:29 pm
I like to write affirmations on index cards and have them in my transition and special needs bags. I am currently reading this book, which I bought after hearing the author speak. Very charismatic, very inspiring. He autographed it for me and I am making his words one of my affirmations for Ironman Coeur d'Alene.
To Amy,
The miles have miracles
Seek them
Bobby McGee
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April 28th, 2007
07:00 am
Move confidently in the direction of your dreams.
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November 7th, 2006
03:40 pm
"The problem with technology is it can get you away from your own barometer. Why not figure out during training how it feels to go at a hard but sustainable pace, then aim to replicate that feeling on marathon day?"
-Alan Culpepper New York Times
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August 16th, 2006
09:20 am
I chatted with Gilbert for a little while after my workout this morning. Just before I drove off, he yelled, "Good luck, girl! You're so tough!" I think I will write that on an index card and take it to Park City.
( 10x800 )
So. That's that. I'm done.
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January 28th, 2006
06:33 pm - 3M
Coming to the table to play is more important than winning.
- unknown
Here's hoping that I run my slowest half-marathon EVER tomorrow. And here's hoping that you meet your goals, too, whatever they may be!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/blue/cheerful.gif) sassafrass
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June 2nd, 2005
01:13 pm
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face... You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt in You Learn By Living
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February 10th, 2005
12:48 pm - I reckon I better give it a shot
Frankly, my days of setting PR's are numbered. That's not pessimistic, that's just realistic. (I'm talking running races here, not Ironman. I still have plenty to figure out and improve on at Ironman.)
Almost every half marathon I've done since 1995, I had the same finish time. That's bizarre, especially if you compare Motive to 3M. I think it's time to end that little streak.
I'm good at negative splits, but only if I marginally sandbag at the beginning. After Buda, my stated objective was to run a race where I narrow the gap between starting pace and ending pace, but still end up with negative splits. I've done a couple of workouts recently that were 3 x 10 minutes at race pace, and I can pretty much nail it. So I sent Andrea a note wondering if I should just try to lock into race pace and then somewhere around mile 10, try to pick it up. ( Her response? )
I may crash and burn. It may get ugly. But I ain't going down without a fight.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/blue/silly.gif) feisty
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August 5th, 2004
01:50 pm - Bumper Sticker
Speak your mind
even if your voice shakes
I saw that on my way home yesterday. I can't always do it, but I liked it.
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July 19th, 2004
08:18 am - Paula Newby-Fraser
I have so much to say about camp, I'll probably do it in several journal entries. I guess what I want to write about first is the huge impact that Paula Newby-Fraser's talk had on me: ( Why do an Ironman, of all things? )
The other part of her talk that struck me like a tons of bricks was ( Goals vs. Expectations. )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/blue/mellow.gif) peaceful
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June 6th, 2004
08:13 pm - Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Or, in the more contemporary words of Lyle Lovett: "But what would you be if you didn't even try? You have to try."
Current Mood: inspired
Current Music: Lyle Lovett: Here I Am
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