Well then, let’s talk about something for a minute, but let me tell you a story first. I went out today to do a pretty intense tail race, about 15 miles, with a lot of steep hills, both up and down and some long slow hills as well, around 4,000ft elevation gain total and ran hard, so i’m kinda shelled right now trying to reload carbs and feed my muscles all the protein they need and yes i’m really sore and they need that protein and nutrients along with a couple hours of constant hydration with electrolytes as it was around 80 degrees today and probably hotter in some of those canyons.
To cut a long story short and get to my point, I ran 11 seconds faster than my personal best on that trail today, which was the last time I ran it. I’ve probably run that course 10 times or more. It’s my way of proving that I’m actually as tough as I think I am, even though I often have doubts that probably keep me, or rather force me to keep going. Consider if you are going to run a 2 hour mega hardcore trail race within 11 seconds of what you posted the hour before. How is that possible? After all, a 5-10 minute difference wouldn’t be that unusual considering hot weather, winds, shoe choice, or pre-race sleep and food intake.
In hindsight, there were a couple of slow grades where I caught myself running or jogging slow and sped up, maybe the song on my iPod was slower or fatigue was starting to set in, or maybe I just needed a sip from my laptop. bottle. Anyway, in the end it was about 11 seconds. And this brings me to the next point. Could it have gone faster? The answer is yes. So the next question is WHY didn’t I go faster? Well I guess the real answer is if I had known I was that close I would have focused more and I’m sure in those fifteen miles I could have run 3-4 minutes faster than my PB and so Thus, a new target has emerged.
Now, let’s relate this to life. How many times have you fallen short? How many times have you given up only to later realize you were so close? I’ve seen employees and franchisees in my business quit just when they were about to succeed, break even, or transit the pinnacle, and yet they failed because they didn’t believe in themselves or didn’t consider how close they were to being. that moment. I’m sure most of them would have given a little more “umph” to win, had they known. So my hard-earned advice to you is this: Go the extra mile, make it count, give 110% and expect to win, because you will if you do. Think about this.