IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED I'M DIFFERENT. You are, too. We all are, and I don't mean that touchyfeely We're all different and special kindacrud...
... endurance athletes are nuts!
We do epic shift, and live to tell about it.
That we know,
but do you know how to harness
the general populations's mocking and obvious jealousy?
Make it public.
Oh yeah, I've heard of that.
What have you heard?
That if I make a public pronouncement I can do better.
Do you do it, have you done it?
Oh no, I'd never to that.
Why?
It's weird, and kinda scary.
Which is my point precisely.
Making a public statement of what we want to accomplish is weird, and super scary.
You know the story of the crabs in the bucket?
They're all in there. Trapped. And one of them gets the idea to climb out. Just as he's about to escape their prison the other's pull him back down.
Why?
Because of the...
If I can't have it, you can't either
... thinking that stinks up everything, everywhere.
The thing about it is, though
We are truly different.
We aren't crabs,
or crabby.
And, when we make public statements of what we want to accomplish...
... yes, for sure the crabs will try and do their thing...
... and we will have so much more power
and commitment
and joy...
... because we are running, riding, swimming scared we will fail.
And that my fine heartrate monitoring friend...
... is a true public service announcement.
Those unwitting, dimwitted 6-legged demons in our heads...
... serve to push us to our best performances ever.
I've already stated I'm trying to win marathon nationals next month.
What if I fail?
Big deal.
It's just a bike race.
And, I'm a million times better for making the effort.
Here's another public service announcement:
I'm looking for 1000 athletes who want to achieve their best A race ever in 2024.
Deets to follow.
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164.3
7 hrs
RaceDay Ready Circuit
20 minutes recovery
90 minutes reading + Journaling
Podcast:
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