..........208!

Ahhhhh....sweet, glorious, rest days.

Mondays are quickly becoming my new favorite day of the week, my one day a week of no workouts. It's weird though, I never thought I'd be that annoying person who looks forward to working out after a day off, but I do kind of feel anxious to hop in the saddle tomorrow...

Tomorrow is going to be fun! we have a team spin at sportsbasement, and I really want to make an effort to get to know my teammates better...one of the things that is amazing about this experience is that everyone is ultimately in it to kick cancer in the boo-tay, but each teammate has their own unique motivators. I am truly in awe of everyone, and I see myself looking up to a lot of these folks. I mean, seeing someone committed to making this dream come true at an age much older then 24, and with a lot more responsibility is really encouraging.

This day off has me thinking about my own personal motivators...

I tend to be extremely critical on myself and have always neatly fit into the "artistic" category. When it comes to real, athletic acheivements, I have always kind of dismissed it as "not my thing," and I never really went after anything becasue I never really felt good at anything. I remember volunteering and singing at a triathlon in college, and thought about how badly I wanted to participate. I remember signing the Team in Training people in at WildFlower at Lake San Antonio, and admiring the normal non-athlete people for taking on a challenge, and doing it for an awesome cause. I made a mental note to find out more, started getting Team in Training emails, and honestly didn't beleive in myself and my abilities enough to make anything happen.

This year, I'm trying this new thing where I'm giving up the whole "can't do" attitude. I read a book called The Magic of Thinking Big, and as corny as it sounds, I think this guy was on to something. I have been blessed with a working body, and a working brain, and it's amazing what anyone can do with the combination of these two things. Infact, I have heard more and more inspiring stories of people who only have one of the two; making incredible miraculous acheivements simply through the power of their own positivity, drive and faith. I am challenged and encouraged by these stories everyday (Anyone interested should look up the story of Louie Bonpua, a triathlete who wrestled with leukemia.)

I am more pumped up then ever right now! That felt good to put into writing....I CAN!! Woop Woop!
Now, one symptom of training is a bedtime before 10 pm...I'm wiped! Goodnight :)

Total miles: 00 *sigh*
Total miles in IronMan: 140.7