Push yourself...
For the longest time I thought this just meant go as long as you can, well it doesn't! When I was training for the Dopey Challenge, I knew that I was going to have to be mentally prepared to run for 4 days. I didn't however have to run at optimum speed and pace for those 4 days. I just had to make it to the 48.6 mile marker on Sunday.
For the longest time I thought this just meant go as long as you can, well it doesn't! When I was training for the Dopey Challenge, I knew that I was going to have to be mentally prepared to run for 4 days. I didn't however have to run at optimum speed and pace for those 4 days. I just had to make it to the 48.6 mile marker on Sunday.
Did I have a fun? I sure did and it was a magical experience but it burned me out - BADLY!
I expected to come home and continue running and that did not happen. I didn't want to, I wasn't enjoying it, and I needed a change.
I met Shaun T and my life has never been the same. That sounds cheesy and maybe it is a little bit seeing as I have never actually "met" him but he pushed me when I didn't want to push myself anymore! Every day I had a date with him and he told me that I could do things that I didn't think I would ever be able to do (like a push up). He told me to lunge and I did, he told me to squat and I did, he made me feel like I was worth something!
Gaining confidence in what my body could do (other than just running for hours on end) is something I can never repay to him... But I can repay it by trying to extend that confidence to others.
That goes back to my first point - pushing yourself! In my comfort zone, I wouldn't be putting myself on display for all to see. The old Jama would be hiding in baggy T-shirts and standing in the background. She would have been massively concerned with what everyone else thought of her and would NEVER put all her imperfections on display. You see pushing yourself isn't only in the gym or on the road... It's about growing as a person. Being willing to change who you thought you were into who you really want to be! I want to be a good example to the eyes (some of them young eyes) that see what I do with my life every single day! Are there days where I just don't want to workout? ABSOLUTELY! But I still lace up my shoes, pop in Shaun T, and experience a good butt kicking...why? Because I WANT to be a healthier person. At one time, not so long ago, all I wanted was to be a certain number on a scale- I had to really struggle to let that go and if I can SHOW just one person that it is possible, that you can overcome the number struggle and come out BETTER on the other side, then all of my struggle was worth it!
Push yourself out of the box you have put yourself in... You are WORTH IT! Keep telling yourself that every single day and one day you will wake up and actually believe it!
So, thank you Shaun T for helping me to believe in myself... Because if you tell me to do something - I will do it!
Gaining confidence in what my body could do (other than just running for hours on end) is something I can never repay to him... But I can repay it by trying to extend that confidence to others.
That goes back to my first point - pushing yourself! In my comfort zone, I wouldn't be putting myself on display for all to see. The old Jama would be hiding in baggy T-shirts and standing in the background. She would have been massively concerned with what everyone else thought of her and would NEVER put all her imperfections on display. You see pushing yourself isn't only in the gym or on the road... It's about growing as a person. Being willing to change who you thought you were into who you really want to be! I want to be a good example to the eyes (some of them young eyes) that see what I do with my life every single day! Are there days where I just don't want to workout? ABSOLUTELY! But I still lace up my shoes, pop in Shaun T, and experience a good butt kicking...why? Because I WANT to be a healthier person. At one time, not so long ago, all I wanted was to be a certain number on a scale- I had to really struggle to let that go and if I can SHOW just one person that it is possible, that you can overcome the number struggle and come out BETTER on the other side, then all of my struggle was worth it!
Push yourself out of the box you have put yourself in... You are WORTH IT! Keep telling yourself that every single day and one day you will wake up and actually believe it!
So, thank you Shaun T for helping me to believe in myself... Because if you tell me to do something - I will do it!
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