~:[CH11 - Day 237]:~ Heat & Hills

 
~:[CH11 - Day 237]:~ Heat & Hills

Life often piles on challenging moments on top of other challenging moments. As I navigated through the day, I addressed this problem and that problem as we prepped for our upcoming Great Cow Run. I rerouted the course, finished ordering things and almost feel like I wrapped up most of the work for it. As I headed back to school, we did our normal Thursday hill run and the heat didn't make it any easier. As I watched the athletes battle the conditions, I loved seeing so many athletes work hard and even seeing new faces adding more and more to their workout. I think the workout simulated how life is. All of us face these difficult moments on top of others and it's easy to give up when these times get tough. However, I am hoping that these athletes can find it in themselves to push them through these difficult times. It won't be easy, as life makes it easy to give up than to push through, but I hope that through all this work, these athletes will realize that once they break through, they'll gain the ability to do it more often than not. The heat and the hills are a tough combination much like the many situations in life, however, when we prepare and focus, we can get through most challenges in life we face. As I look back on my life and I see all these moments where things piled up on me, I recall many of those moments I can be proud that I pushed through and survived. I hope that these athletes see that these tough challenges are not ones they should immediately back down, rather face and see what they're capable of. We are all capable, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to learn, grow and then prove it to ourselves.