Thursday, May 24, 2007

WS Training Camp and visualizing my new SMO

tomorrow morning i am leaving for Western States Training Camp. it's time to face my fears. for many, this is billed as a three day party. for me it will be serious homework and thought provoking exploration of my mental readiness and tenacity for the race ahead. i know that i am ready and i know that i can be tenacious when i need to be. i will be digging deep to find these tools.

it has been said that
"The first 50 miles of this race you will get from all of your hard training. The next 20 miles you will get as a bonus for your hard training. The final 30 miles you will cover with either your talent as a runner or on guts."

my fears are many, but mostly of the unknown. running on the course this weekend will put many of these fears to rest, that i am sure. and when i return home, my goal is to be 100% confident in my ability to complete this challenge. right Mari???

thank you to my friends, my husband Dana and Tucker and Riley who see me as a WS finisher. your support helps tremendously!

"You are only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
Robin Williams

i will leave you with this. everyone can benefit. Visualization and Affirmations for Peak Performance. i will be visualizing my new SMO.

Have a great and safe holiday weekend! i will be trailing it up in Auburn! Leigh

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very well put amiga!! YOU have the sprit, the guts and oh are you so stubborn(tenacity).You just have to put it in motion. And I always confident in your ablity,,,,friend.

Bob - BlogMYruns.com said...

LEIGH Said:for me it will be serious homework and thought provoking exploration of my mental readiness and tenacity for the race ahead
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YES very Well said Leigh, time to ZERO in and KEEP the "mind" focused on the Auburn... YOU are going to do Awesome!! You are Strong from start to finish!!

slojms said...

What's an SMO?