Last Sunday, I headed off to Mission Trails for a run with one of my Hi-Tech Bikes teammates. Of course, he is an awesome runner and I am well, less awesome(injury involved). The first time we headed off on a run, I let him know that I might not be able to push it because of my strained tendon in my foot. He was understanding and I ended up doing pretty well considering. So, last Sunday I showed up and I let him know that I was still congested from a cold I had a week ago. And he looks at me and asks in all honesty, "Is that your excuse today?" A fire built up inside me and I had a great run, knowing that my excuse didn't matter. At all.
We all head to our runs, rides, swims, gym work outs with an excuse in mind. Don't lie. You have one. Mine tend to vary. I like to mix it up, I guess. Right now I go from a hurt foot, to being fatigued, working too much, that time of the month, no energy, no time, I'll give more tomorrow. My training suffers because of my excuses. I am so glad that my teammate asked me this question. "Is that your excuse today?" Since he asked me that, I have shown up with no excuses. Not one.
So, I challenge you to admit your excuse. Conquer it and kick it out of your life. The more time and effort you spend allowing your excuse to win, the less time you will spend training. What is your excuse today? And to that I say, "What excuse? I have no excuse!"
No comments:
Post a Comment