Run views at Las Trampas Regional Park
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds... where storms come and go as lightning clangs upon the high crags, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you.”
With Ironman training, I learned the two most important components- consistency and adaptability. Things rarely go as planned. The person who finishes is the one who is able to persevere, stay positive, and keep moving even through the discomfort.
Training acts as a portal to access our deeper selves. When we’re forced out of our comfort zone, we’re confronted with our monkey mind and chatter. It’s noisy and unpleasant. But those who are willing to withstand the physical discomfort often speak of a deeper transcendence that occurs. We’re able to access a deeper spiritual level that aligns with our “why.” And this is what carries us to the top of the mountain. To the finish line. To the place more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams. It’s waiting there for you.
Keep going.