Comments on: Goals

By: kb

kb — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:01:43 +0000

It’s because your mind isn’t what’s getting you to the finish line. But, with the right mindset, you’ll get there easily anyway! You’ll kick ass!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:18:13 +0000

Think about how incredible and accomplished you’ll feel after you cross that finish line.

And then you can say “yep, I completed a half-marathon, bitches!”

By: Garbonzo Spearfish

Garbonzo Spearfish — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:03:22 +0000

dude…..it’s only 13 miles.

By: beefy

beefy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:19:55 +0000

LOL. I never thought of marathons as a “pedestrian” thing! It’s usually a high goal for pedestrians and Kenyan pros alike.

Sure it’ll be awesome if you succeed… or if you don’t, Sasha. Don’t be afraid of failure, or learning the value in failure. Maybe because competitive athleticism is not something that comes naturally to you, you’ll finally realize that the goal you set, or if you achieve that goal, is not nearly as important as the journey to get to the goal. Winning for the sake of winning. Achieving for the sake of achieving. Succeeding for the sake of measuring yourself, ahm academically aham athletically aham romantically aham physically against facebook girls aham, is subjective and superficial. Down-right depressing too. There is no one like you. You don’t need to measure anything more. If you succeed at something succeed not to have something to point to the value of your existence. Succeed for the thrill of living, existing. That’s what training for a marathon is.. mile by mile. I’m just happy to be in the moment… mile by stupid monotonous mile. Isn’t it completely obvious that that’s the little life lesson you seem to carpet. You need to learn to be happy with your existence. Don’t keep running away from that. Or, like Britney, you’ll end up running into a crazy bald you with a babby daddy and a boyfriend with a landing strip for his chin. You’ve got 13.1 miles where you’ll just have to exist without the end in sight. That journey is a worthy payoff in itself, success or failure. Just think of Samia Yusuf Omar. If you get bored training, then grab a friend to share in the torture.

I love how you always manage to explain away your life in terms of Britney. Twins separated at birth much?

Keep it coming.

By: docheindeldvm

docheindeldvm — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:18:06 +0000

Keep plugging away - you will have the most amazing sense of accomplishment when you complete the 13.1 miles!!! It is ORGASMIC, honestly. You will feel like the queen of the world and the endorphines will make it even better. I’m hoping to do a marathon in 2009 … need to look into the right one then plan my training. I run 5K and 10K’s regularly, however they get harder as I get older (and busier!)

You will not regret this venture!!!!

By: Down Unda

Down Unda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:37:34 +0000

Sasha, don’t stress over the marathon. Work hard and do your best… don’t worry about the results. You won’t fail so long as you try. Here are a few of my favorite quotes you might like to help motivate you:

Wayne Gretzky: “You’ll never win a game if you don’t take a shot.”

Larry Bird: “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end”

T.S. Eliot: “For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.”

Besides, I’m guessing you are training alone. If you are anything like me, running is easier when you are running with a big group of people rather than alone. It’s just that natural competitive streak that comes out when there are others doing the same thing.