Who's with you?

I started training again for a 5k. I have kind of slacked off since the last one. Not because I didn't want to run anymore, but mostly because I..well..I wasn't sure if I could do it. Weird huh? Why can't you do what you've already done? But that's what I was thinking. I have a friend who is starting this with me. From across the country. We're training together, separately. It's nice to know that she's cheering for me, just as I am cheering for her, even if we never hear it.

I found this and it made me wonder, "Who is cheering for you?"



Isn't that the kind of fan you want in your corner? Isn't that the kind of support and encouragement you want on your side? I know I sure do. I do better when I know people believe in me. I do better when I know there's people counting on me.

And then I thought.."Why can't I be that person for myself?" Why does it have to be someone else doing all the cheering? If I'm putting in all the effort and work to do a race, shouldn't I be the biggest fan of myself? Shouldn't I be the one believing in my abilities the most?

Maybe there's just two kinds of cheering sections. The one that's on the sidelines cheering you on as you pass them. Giving you the extra boost when you think you cannot go any more. They're the kinds with the signs reminding you why you started in the first place. They're awesome. They're amazing. They're some of the most dedicated people.

Then, their is the cheering that goes on inside your heard. The little voice that says, "come on. Don't give up! You can do this because you do this every morning. Keep going and let them see what you're made of." It's that voice that pushes you out of bed every cold winter morning to go running. Or the voice that keeps you running late into the hot summer sun. It's the voice that gives you the biggest 'high-5', or the loudest 'YOU DID IT!'. It's the voice of you.

Every one needs a cheering section. An outside one, and an inside one. :)

What will you do today to find your cheering section from within?

13+ miles

Alright..this week's challenge from over that Shrinking Jeans is to get in at least 13.7 miles. Walking, biking, hiking, skipping, crawling, even wiggling (if you're moving forward..I guess it counts,right? :D). Ok. I can do this. Easy Peasy! Maybe. Sort of. Ok, but what if it wasn't? Or Isn't? What if it's going to be really hard and difficult? I think I'll just stop right now. Easier to stop then to start. Right? Maybe? Sort of? No. Ok. Gotcha.



Why is that? Why do we let fear stop us even before we start? I've always hated that, and wondered that and wanted to change that. Today's the day! It's Monday. A new week, a new start. Who needs January 1st to come around to have a fresh start? Not me, and not you either.

Dare to be powerful beyond measure. If that's walking a mile. A step. A second. That's more then what you thought you could do before. If it's running a minute. A lap. A marathon. Be powerful. Be great. Be you, and be the best you you can be.

Greatest Moments

Have you ever just wanted to give up? Stop, right in your tracks. What's the point of continuing? You might think the path ahead seems too long or hard. Well, watch this and tell me if you think they wanted to give up at some point.



Yeah. When you're a team in a big College Football game, on TV, in front of your friends, family, and fans. And you're behind. It's easy to want to give up. Easy. But what happens if you do? You lose. What happens if you don't? You have the chance of a lifetime to win, and win big. To win in a way that will never be forgotten. Ever.

So today, on your workout..what's it going to be? Win or lose? Go or stop? Finish or defeat? You choose..
I know what I choose.
:D