⭐️⭐️Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal: it is the Courage to Continue that Counts …. Sir Winston Churchill ⭐️⭐️
Once upon a time you stood at your first ever starting line, You were shivering and shaking (on the inside or the outside) The big bad wolf appeared and laughed at you! You don’t look like a runner, you are too old, too fat, too uncoordinated., he said! You can’t breathe properly, you will never be able to do this, he laughed! At first you may have believed him, and then you managed to chase him away! However you knew deep down he would reappear and so you carried some doubt! The magic fairy arrived and waved her “Trust the Program, Wand” and off you went. After 30 mins you arrived at the Castle of Success and lived happily ever after!
That first run was the hardest of all but as soon as you completed it you tasted success. It was sweet and you wanted more. Success is never final. Our first Park Run makes us yearn to do it in 30 mins.. we then start looking at 10k and before we know it, we are chasing medals. We soon learn that some runs are sheer hell, nothing goes our way and we feel as if we have failed .. or the injury couch claims us and it feels a long way back.
Sometimes it does take courage and guts to continue a race after a fall, or to get back to the 3 runs a week routine after a holiday, an illness, or when the mojo disappeared into the ether!
For most of us, running is about so much more than exercise. We are on a journey of self-discovery, growth and success , of pushing ourselves to do the things we never thought we could.
But when the initial high of a new achievement wears off, it can be hard to find the motivation to keep getting out there. Which is why goal setting can be such a powerful tool to keep you showing up, run after run.
As we put forward our quests this week don’t let anything negative hold you back. We all need to find the courage to continue to reach our goals.
What do you need to do to continue your run to the finish line?
🍏Happy Questing everyone!
If you are new to the Quest, here is the info !
SO: What is the Quest ?
The aim of the Quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.
The Quest takes one calendar month. You can join at any point during that time.
You do need to be a C25K Graduate before joining the Quest. The reason for this is that pre-graduation your week is very much structured according to the C25K programme, and I wouldn't want the Quest to interfere with that.
Some popular goals are:
🍏To run three times a week
🍏To slowly increase distance
🍏To train for a specific race
🍏To add Stretch and Strength exercises to your weekly routine
This is a personal challenge, so it's completely up to you! If you want to join, all you have to do is COMMENT BELOW with something like:
I would like to join the Quest, or, count me in! I want to ..............
Every week I will put up a new post and we can all chat about how we are doing. Your contribution here will encourage someone else.
The Shady Runners Quest week 2 - Feel free to join
