Mark and I just finished watching the video of Chicago and now I'm all weepy. I just cannot begin to tell you what an awesome experience it is and I am so excited for all of you! I wish I could get inside your minds and hearts and help you to realize that you are ready. At this point, it is just a matter of hanging in there and fighting that mental battle. If you hear yourself saying, "I can't" or "I'm not ready" or anything else negative....stop it! Replace it with "I am doing this!", "I am a marathoner!", "I am strong!", "I love this!". Maybe it sounds silly and maybe it is, but I don't want you to listen to the negative and I sure don't want you repeating the negative to yourself! I believe in each of you - I've seen you out there and I know what you can do and you can do this! I see you at the start, I see you in the middle and I see you when or after you finish. I know what you can do and you CAN do! For the next few weeks you will be digging deep...so get out the shovel and do it. Put in the time - you've already put in too much to turn back now. I went into my first marathon without a desire to run. I did not like it. I had done the training and put in the time and I was ready, but I did not like it. I was determined to finish and I did because I was fighting a battle. I accepted nothing less than to win, and I did because I finished. Something changed for me that day. I learned that I can do what I set out to do...no matter what it is. I don't say "can't" anymore. I may say, "I don't choose to" or "I don't want to" but I don't say "I can't". I learned that my race is not against someone else and does not belong to someone else. It belongs to me and I run it for me. It's not about anyone else. Selfish? Yep! A good kind of selfish, though, because it has made me a better me...not a perfect me, just a better me. There's still plenty of room for improvement and growth, mind you, so I guess I'd better get ready for Chicago '08! I'll have to go watch that video again!
See you in the morning for a "short" one!
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Thanks, Robin. Great blog! You are right, we own this race. It's ours to have. It wasn't given to us--we earned every right to be out there with the elite and the not so elite. I can't wait. I think I would be ready even if it was tomorrow!!!!!!!!
Great advice. I finally realized this about one month ago. We have been on the very same journey with running. Now I run my own race every week and am satisfied. Your words just reenforce what this is all about. I am already looking forward to 08. Thanks, Suzanne
Beautiful words, great wisdom. Thanks for reminding us that we can do anything we put our minds to.
Thank you for the wonderful words!
Debra
the right words at the right time
thank you
That was definitely inspiration! Thank you so much Robin. You and Mark are the best and we really wouldn't be where we are with you!!!!
That was definitely inspiration! Thank you so much Robin. You and Mark are the best and we really wouldn't be where we are with you!!!!
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