Wisdom from Mom & Dad

This past Saturday I ran my big twenty mile training run.  It went well.  Weird.

It went so well I was immediately worrying about why it didn't go badly... I mean, surely something should have gone wrong!  The day after the run I spoke with my mom and dad... my mom had seen a Facebook status about the successful 20-mile run and she had left a comment, "I knew you could do it!!!".  As I talked to her about it though I aired my concern, "I'm so worried, I wonder why it went so well..."  She reminded me that I have been putting the effort in and I was well prepared now; of course I could do it!  I still spoke about how anxious I was but she reminded me that I chose this journey.  And I've prepared for this throughout the journey. And now it's my choice to just enjoy it and have fun.  My dad knew how to put it in terms I can agree to, breaking it down to the most simple idea... "half the time, life is just about showing up"... simple but smart!!  My entire journey has been about showing up... every single training run was more than I had done before the last... and every single one I was scared of... and every single time I found success along this journey, all I had to do was show up.  My nerves calmed, my worries passed.

Once again, my mom and dad helped me focus on what's truly important in my journey to 26.2 (and life in general): showing up and having fun.  It's frustratingly easy to forget these two simple ideas and I'm thankful to have parents who keep reminding me.