“You can quit if you want, and no one will care. But you will know the rest of your life” John Collins
Last year I completed a half iron with plan to do a full iron this year for my 50th birthday. After finishing the half and recovering I realized a full iron was not in the cards for me this year as I can’t appropriately give the training necessary to finish within the cutoffs.
During this morning’s run I listened to the bib rave podcast ep #137 with Mike Reilly - the voice of iron man. I nearly cried multiple times during the episode with the emotions I felt hearing his stories and thinking about my lost dream. I’ve added mikes new book, Find My Voice, to my reading list.
https://mikereilly.net/findingmyvoice/
http://eu.ironman.com/#axzz5psT5ZZ30
Then I thought about a book I just read; Smart women finish rich by David Bach. My biggest takeaway from this book was the chapter on finding your dreams. The example in the book is of a woman who dreamed of taking her family on a cruise to Alaska but struggled with the cost. The woman was financially able to afford it and when someone broke down the cost of the trip into a smaller variables that seemed more attainable – even though the total was the same, she was convinced to have this trip of a lifetime and the memories are still strong today. I have many things that I don’t do because of the cost and the book encouraged me to move forward and not give up on dreams by worrying about the pennies.
https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Women-Finish-Expanded-Updated/dp/0525573046
As I’m running and listening to Mike and thinking about dreams, I realized my iron man dream doesn’t had to be done. I can continue with training towards a big goal each year to remain fit and my first year of retirement can be my iron man year.
Sometimes dreams take longer to reach, but they can always remain in front of you. Without dreams we have nothing to reach for.
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