STOP HOLDING YOURSELF BACK! Just jump in and GO! I had so many reservations about going to the Swim and Run Clinic put on today my Meredith Atwood. It was by invitation only..Only 15 spots... many entered to go... a few chosen people were picked. Panic... I was one of them. I hesitantly pushed the send button when I answered her email about who wanted to attend. I counted to 5 even..and then counted again...and then thought of all the reasons I shouldnt go.. really couldnt go. But deep down I want to go... kind of... sort of.. I mean... I really want my tri life back.... I miss it. But can I really go and not be left behind while everybody else in the group is probably in much better shape than I am... Afterall... we all know this has been a horrible training year for me.. (other than my half marathon back in March...) i really havent done anything. A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. I have been in the pool for maybe 30 minutes... last week... and I cant remember exactly what day it was that I ran. This is a SWIM and RUN CLINIC. So you should be able to swim and run. I was honest with Meredith on my email..I told her exactly where I was in my training. She herself will admit this has not been her best year either.. However, that being said..good grief..she completed her first IRONMAN.. YES..I repeat..She is an IRONMAN. But it doesnt matter what great accomplishments OTHERS think we are doing or have done.. it is where WE see ourselves INDIVIDUALLY... you know the old saying.. we are our own worst critic. My fellow IRON GIRL, (from my Tri Group Iron Girls ROCK) Lissa, was chosen to attend as well. Whew..that made me feel better.. although Lissa and I only actually met in person for about 3 minutes a few years ago...at the actual IRON GIRL SPRINT TRI..we laugh when she recalls.. Lisa, I literally met you for 3 minutes and BOOM you hooked me up into your Group..and well..the rest is history... Thats how I roll. You know you arent going to just say HI to me..without me figuring out someway our paths are going to continue to cross. So anyway...back to TODAY. I miraculously was chosen by Meredith to attend the Clinic today. Nervous all week... i have to get in the pool.. (Oh no..I just got my hair colored and highlighted..I cant get in the pool just yet... LOL )... I really need to go RUN at some point.. Oh nooooooooooooo.... suddenly it is Friday..and NO I never did RUN... uh oh..... Its COLD outside... WHAT? The POOL is outside??? Oh no..I will freeze.. probably freeze to death right? That can happen? Update from Meredith yesterday said.. Yes.. the POOL is outside..only it IS HEATED and there is a TENT over the Pool. Oh.. Ok..that is a little bit better. ( I quickly told her I did not have a wet suit.. She said wet suits would not be necessary). Conversations throughout the day with Lissa.. (Her daughter had been sick all nite Thursday nite and she was running on lack of sleep all day Friday.. hmm...a good reason for her NOT TO GO on Saturday.. .NOT FAIR) So I was debating back and forth.. To go? or not to go... I dont want to feel embarassed...inferior to the other people in attendance.... I was thinking.. if Lissa decides NOT to go..then hmmm..maybe I can decide NOT to go... But..I took a place from somebody else that probably really really really wanted to go..and would GO if I had not taken a SPOT. Thats IT. I have to go... DONE DEAL. SO glad I did. Oh my goodness.. what a great time this morning. What a great group of women and 1 awesome guy..to be in a group of just women. Awesome coaches to boot. We did swim Drills... not swim continuous laps that I was afraid of and would be the only person hanging onto the side of the pool. Coach PIKE just gave us the basics with which to start. A great Start. I still wish I could figure out how to get my elbow OUT of the water and high...instead of a short choppy stroke... But I did learn great tips to practice.. and thats what this clinic was all about. Just starting with the basic skills. Perfect. All that worrying for NOTHING... I was FINE. Everybody was FINE. The water was perfect. Then it was time to change for the RUN Clinic. Thank you Coach T-BONE for the Great Warm UP Running Drills and explaining the basics of running. NO...we didnt go out and run miles and miles... We basically RAN through the basics of running. Perfect. WHY do we choose to worry about things that we dont need to worry about... that eventually could STOP us from doing something that we really do want to do. Right? At the end as we were leaving today... Lissa and I looked at each other and hugged..and agreed..we were both so glad we WENT. It was a huge day for me. I drove for the first time.. somewhere a little bit farther than my immediate comfort area of time.. all by myself. I know..Crazy.. Im 56 years old and I dont venture out alone... ha.. Until today. I made one wrong move... going down 285 today heading towards Woodstock.. I had 575 on my mine.pletely not remembering I needed I-75 to get there first. Luckily only about 10 miles past my exit did I decide to look at my directions one more time.. as something just didnt feel right. I took a deep breath.. thankful I left with an extra 15 minutes just in case I needed it... and whipped my van around into the direction I needed to go. YAY for ME. Just so you know.. Woodstock is just about an hour or so drive from Atlanta... I arrived with 15 min to spare..feeling like I had just conquered a huge feat to find Meredith standing outside the Country Club and Lissa..pulled in right behind me. YEP... STOP HOLDING YOURSELF BACK. Have Faith. Have Confidence...and its okay to get out of your comfort zone... there are some magical moments just waiting for you!!! Cant wait to see what I tackle next.. hahaha. Feeling Stronger... (Do I hear the Rocky Theme playing in my head?) I can do it... SO can YOU! Live your LIFE my FRIENDS.. Come on.. Just start LIVING... xoxo L Melanie can travel to Dublin, Ireland all by herself.. and I can drive to Woodstock, Georgia.. hahaha! START WHERE YOU ARE~ Come on...Whats holding you back? How can I help YOU?
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 00:16:16 +0000
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