getting in the zone.

Last night was my first UNC Team Wellness multisport club meeting, and the speaker was a sports psychologist. It was a REALLY great meeting, I met new people, and the speaker was amazing. One of the things we talked about was positive self-talk. He said, "There are plenty of people in the world who are willing to beat you up. Don't be one of those people to yourself." And when it came down to it, all of us have doubts. All of us reach that point that our stomachs are churning and we're nervous. Personally, I am nervous every day, with my science classes and training for this thing called a triathlon. I think to myself every single day, in the pool or studying physiology, what the hell am I doing? Why am I doing this? I am terrified. But he said that being scared means you are accepting a challenge, something you've never done before, and that's AWESOME. Give yourself props for accepting a challenge and doing something new. That alone is something to be proud of. Amen, dude.

Granted, this is just a sprint-tri. I'm signing up for the indoor tri in November, and I'd really like to, years down the road, do a half-Ironman or Ironman. I mean, think about it - how amazing is that, to push yourself to the ultimate? Here's a video about it. I thought that everyone would want to do this, but apparently not! I don't know why I'm so intrigued by it, but I am.