(Chrissie Wellington breaking the women's IM world record at Roth, Germany in 8:19 this past week - I wish there were more people like her in the world. Her life-is-beautiful temperament, race philosophy, sportsmanship and passion for helping others are unparalleled.)
Gordie, one of our honored teammates (cancer survivor) and fellow Ironman trainee, loves to send us a quote of the week every so often. This week's quote was spot on. Check out below:
Gordie's Quote of the Week:
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitudefrom achieving his goal; nothing on earth can helpthe man with the wrong mental attitude."— Thomas Jefferson
It seems that we are not the only ones who have figured out that mental toughness gets the job done! One of my aims during this "taper" phase is to get the "right mental attitude", just as President TJ himself said, in order to become unstoppable and achieve my goal of completing this Ironman. We've been learning survival skills all season long. Let this one take you where you need to go.What else? Who else?
I just took care of an academic "Ironman" this past week, so things have been crazy on my end as I have been trying to study, train, work a fulltime job, and take care of all the other things I am involved in. My training has hit a little wall (thank you, taper) the past few days, but I'm going to rev it up tomorrow night at the pool. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the actual physical IM next week.What else can one achieve with a significant mental edge? How about winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times and obliterating a life-threatening cancer. Lance Armstrong. Experts point to his intense workout regimen and his body's unique ability to produce more oxygen as his success secrets. But it's his mental strength that enabled him to keep pushing. Your mind enables you to accomplish everyday miracles. Let Vineman (or Louisville) be YOUR day of miracles as you ACHIEVE and BELIEVE!!!
Good luck, my fellow IronTeamers! LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two Ironman's in one month...intense, but got to get it done. What limits? Believe you can do it and you can achieve anything!
I'm out...keep dreaming.
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