It never ceases to amaze me the achievements that some ordinary people (not athlete's) achieve. I have been asked by my local golf professional (Stuart) to help him train for a cycle challenge to raise money for a local sick kids hospital, one that my family have benefited from. In June 2013 he is going to cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats - 874 miles. Now that would be a great achievement for anyone but he isn't a cyclist and is carrying too much weight. But he has the desire and he will succeed.
At this point in time he has already worked up to 20 miles but put that in context of the challenge where he will be doing almost 100 miles a day for 9 days! Unimaginable to most people.
What I have learned in my Mission Ironman journey is that our greatest limiter in life is the wee voice inside our heads saying "you can't do that, don't be stupid". This is supported by people with a negative mind that tries to convince you that you're mad. But yesterday for only the second time in my life I cycled 100 miles and my mindset wasn't on "just completing it", it was about how good a time I could get. This morning I woke up with no aches and pains and tomorrow I will run 18 miles before work and swim 3k in the evening. Don't limit yourself. Take a leaf out of Stuart's book and set yourself a tough goal; one that will raise money for a worthwhile cause and one you really would be proud to complete. I'll keep you informed as to how Stuart progresses as this is definitely worth following
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