Very true words from a friend of mine.
Last week I started my training for the Sahara Race - kick off in a 130+ days. I've been looking forward to this race since last year March. After doing the Namib Deserts Challenge in 2011, I realised this is just the beginning. And that I've found something that truely makes me happy. Running for days on end in the desert. Me Myself and I. And the only thing that keeps you company, is your mind. And I discovered that I've got a pretty strong one. Maybe tooooo strong sometimes.....but that's not a bad thing?
(ps. the Sahara is a COMPLETELY different ball game..........but what the hell, life to short to play it safe.)
Training for Ultra's is part of my life. It's what I do. It's who I am.
Yesterday I spend a few hours training in the Jonkershoek Mountains - me and my backpack and 6kg's of rice. 6kg's of Tastic rice might not sound like alot, but O my word, it gets heavy! I'm slowly building up to 8kg's - so by the time I get to the Sahara, I'll be ready. I'm not going to let a heavy backpack slow this queen of the desert down! and for the moment I'm just ignoring the fact that training for a desert race, in the middle of the Cape Town winter, is not ideal.
and that's my 2cents for the day.
ABILITY: is what you're capable of doing.....tick
MOTIVATION : determines what you do....tick
ATTITUDE: determines how well you do it....tick
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