We are so excited for this Summer! Just from this first week of training (mostly on your own), we saw lots of you put in some great miles (possibly too many for the first week...please be patient and adjust slowly or you will truly pay for it later...CONSULT YOUR COACH FIRST ABOUT YOUR MILEAGE, if you're not sure!)!!!!!!
We can feel the excitement in the air...we can feel how important the goals you have made are to YOU and your TEAM! We have also seen, in the past, the first couple of weeks have great turnout and many people excited, only to fizzle out after a few weeks! TRANSFORMING YOURSELF, does not happen overnight and it will not happen in a few weeks...CREATING SOMETHING SPECIAL requires SACRIFICE, PATIENCE, TOUGHNESS, GOALS, DETERMINATION, and a definite understanding of THE BIG PICTURE!
I was watching an interview just the other day on the Colorado Buffaloes XC team (who won the NCAA's XC Championship this last November, for the second time in a row...first time ever in NCAA history), and they were all standing together after the race, and they were asked how it was possible to repeat as Champions when everyone was coming after them? (Little side note...if you remember Ben Sarel from Park City, holds all Utah State distance records...he runs on this team). Back to the question...Their comments were pretty simple and amazing! They said that on the first day of XC training, back in the summer (June), they told each other they were going to do what it takes to WIN! Lots of people say those kind of things, but what they said next really hit home and I believe makes the difference on whether we accomplish why we are trying to TRANSFORM OURSELVES! They said that they told each other that goal EVERYDAY AFTER THAT! Transforming takes place, one day at a time, good days with the tough days, but REMEMBERING "WHY" You are doing it and realizing the CHANGE that is and will take place, along the Journey!
Take one day at a time! Aim high with your goals, but be patient and SMART as you get there! But even more important is to Remind yourself of the reason for doing this...EVERYDAY! To be great at anything, it requires that you do it everyday...physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually! That is when TRANSFORMING YOU, will take place!
Keep Running my Friends!
