<p>Tammy, you just had a serious break-through that will no doubt set yourself up for wild personal success. And I don't mean of the PR variety. PR's will come, that's for sure, but what I mean is that you, if you follow this lesson, will set yourself up for such strong confidence and the learned notion that you can do what ever it is you set your mind to. You will see where you had limited yourself in the past, and now you will tackle that which is fun -- which is often that which is outside your comfort zone, where we learn more about ourselves. Good on you, girl! Very proud of you.</p>
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<p>They say that Ironman changes you. You've heard it before. And there it is again. Ironman changes you. This isn't to say that you need to do Ironman in order to learn the lesson. Ironman, and the completion of it and the journey taken, teaches you that you can do what ever it is you decide to do. And it shows you how to do it. You might have just learned that lesson. Because when we challenge ourselves far out of our comfort zone, and when we come through it, we learn that we really can do what ever it is we set our mind to.</p>
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<p>On Wednesday I will sign up for the Canadian Death Race, an 80 mile one day ultra marathon with over 17,000 feet of elevation gain. On the surface I am scared shit less. But you know what? I learned a while back -- during those Ironman days, where I learned to test myself without fear of failure -- that it is not about thinking of running for 24 hours straight up and down mountains in a grueling death match with hell. It is instead about knowing how to be an athlete, doing what I know I can do, and as hobey says, BELIEVE... Believing in myself, in my abilities, in my trouble-shooting smarts... and just doing it!</p>
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<p>The lesson for me is to not to let fear of failure curtail my dreams but instead let that fear motivate me to train as I need.</p>
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<p>As you move forward, think not about outcomes... such as time on clock or placement in race. This is a highly personal sport. It matters not what others are doing but rather what you are doing and if it aligns with your abilities.</p>
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<p>And by the way, you weren't alone in all that you said. I see it in so many people -- nearly all of us, really -- where we limit ourselves for fear of failure, hurt, and a variety of other things. Where you separate yourself is in the lesson you learned this weekend.</p>
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<p>Rock on, girl!</p>
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<p>They say that Ironman changes you. You've heard it before. And there it is again. Ironman changes you. This isn't to say that you need to do Ironman in order to learn the lesson. Ironman, and the completion of it and the journey taken, teaches you that you can do what ever it is you decide to do. And it shows you how to do it. You might have just learned that lesson. Because when we challenge ourselves far out of our comfort zone, and when we come through it, we learn that we really can do what ever it is we set our mind to.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On Wednesday I will sign up for the Canadian Death Race, an 80 mile one day ultra marathon with over 17,000 feet of elevation gain. On the surface I am scared shit less. But you know what? I learned a while back -- during those Ironman days, where I learned to test myself without fear of failure -- that it is not about thinking of running for 24 hours straight up and down mountains in a grueling death match with hell. It is instead about knowing how to be an athlete, doing what I know I can do, and as hobey says, BELIEVE... Believing in myself, in my abilities, in my trouble-shooting smarts... and just doing it!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The lesson for me is to not to let fear of failure curtail my dreams but instead let that fear motivate me to train as I need.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As you move forward, think not about outcomes... such as time on clock or placement in race. This is a highly personal sport. It matters not what others are doing but rather what you are doing and if it aligns with your abilities.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And by the way, you weren't alone in all that you said. I see it in so many people -- nearly all of us, really -- where we limit ourselves for fear of failure, hurt, and a variety of other things. Where you separate yourself is in the lesson you learned this weekend.</p>
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<p>Rock on, girl!</p>
