I love this! And that’s both crazy and impressive you did another DIY marathon. The Singapore one in that heat and humidity was intense. And then you pick a place hotter than Singapore?!?! Well done!
Okay, first, you know I’m one of your biggest fans for what you are doing for youth leadership, so if I can support you with feedback on any material, or if I can find a way to get you out here to Hawaii to my new school (maybe you can also get to Stephen’s school and BYU while at it), let’s make that happen! I believe in the work you are doing and have seen the impact your lessons have had on my own students over the past several years.
Second, I just did my first ocean race in Hawaii yesterday, and it was a far cry from any marathon distance and I was very slow (I’m new to fighting these kinds of currents and surf). But normally I swim with waterproof headphones. It makes lap swimming tolerable, and ocean training feel joyful. But to your point, and I had the same realization while swimming yesterday with just me, the ocean, and 500+ other swimmers who were fierce, strong, and so much faster. I exited water with so much clarity on exactly how I need to train. Endurance is not my problem, I was not tired. But I was weak ((I need to build strong shoulders, and biceps), and inefficient (I need to work more with a coach and swim club). I know how I need to train. And I started my own mantra, which is something I never do with headphones. And that mantra helped me focus and helped me really regulate my breathing. Back to your point; I need to spend more time quieting all the other inputs and start tuning more into my body, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Not just at race time, but actually everyday.
Thank you for the gift of your stories and lessons.
I love this so much because sometimes we don't even realize how much we need quiet till we are able to have a little bit of quiet. What's so tricky about it (for me) is that I will take in all these inputs (books, podcasts, blogs, etc.) because they have all these great things for me to learn. I love it - I love learning. But the piece I forget about is the consolidation and implementation. I sometimes feel like I'm chasing the next piece of information when I need to be temporarily removing new inputs in order to let the previous ones truly take root! Huge congrats on stepping into the ocean and competing! You're gonna get lots of chance to keep racing over there in Hawaii!!
I loved reading about the activity you do with your students to teach them what happens when we try to mentally function when we're physically not at our best. I've had similar experiences during ultras where I was starting to mentally spiral, but a quick walk break was all I needed to pause and recenter my thoughts. Congrats on the 26.2!!
I love this! And that’s both crazy and impressive you did another DIY marathon. The Singapore one in that heat and humidity was intense. And then you pick a place hotter than Singapore?!?! Well done!
Okay, first, you know I’m one of your biggest fans for what you are doing for youth leadership, so if I can support you with feedback on any material, or if I can find a way to get you out here to Hawaii to my new school (maybe you can also get to Stephen’s school and BYU while at it), let’s make that happen! I believe in the work you are doing and have seen the impact your lessons have had on my own students over the past several years.
Second, I just did my first ocean race in Hawaii yesterday, and it was a far cry from any marathon distance and I was very slow (I’m new to fighting these kinds of currents and surf). But normally I swim with waterproof headphones. It makes lap swimming tolerable, and ocean training feel joyful. But to your point, and I had the same realization while swimming yesterday with just me, the ocean, and 500+ other swimmers who were fierce, strong, and so much faster. I exited water with so much clarity on exactly how I need to train. Endurance is not my problem, I was not tired. But I was weak ((I need to build strong shoulders, and biceps), and inefficient (I need to work more with a coach and swim club). I know how I need to train. And I started my own mantra, which is something I never do with headphones. And that mantra helped me focus and helped me really regulate my breathing. Back to your point; I need to spend more time quieting all the other inputs and start tuning more into my body, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Not just at race time, but actually everyday.
Thank you for the gift of your stories and lessons.
I love this so much because sometimes we don't even realize how much we need quiet till we are able to have a little bit of quiet. What's so tricky about it (for me) is that I will take in all these inputs (books, podcasts, blogs, etc.) because they have all these great things for me to learn. I love it - I love learning. But the piece I forget about is the consolidation and implementation. I sometimes feel like I'm chasing the next piece of information when I need to be temporarily removing new inputs in order to let the previous ones truly take root! Huge congrats on stepping into the ocean and competing! You're gonna get lots of chance to keep racing over there in Hawaii!!
I love it. A great example of a tiny experiment.
You learned a lot and will not do it again the same way. Most of life should be like that. Not on forever repeat, but intentionally updating as we go.
Great reminder.
Oh man I love that overarching lesson! That’s exactly how we should do life 💯
I loved reading about the activity you do with your students to teach them what happens when we try to mentally function when we're physically not at our best. I've had similar experiences during ultras where I was starting to mentally spiral, but a quick walk break was all I needed to pause and recenter my thoughts. Congrats on the 26.2!!