Having just completed the Dublin half marathon, I feel proud that I can officially call myself a runner. After years of reading, writing, studying and chatting with the experts I have put it all into pure and simple one foot in front of the other 13.1 miles. “The mind will give in before the body does, so don’t let that happen. You can control that,” was the last nugget of wisdom I gleaned before being corralled into my ambitious 2-2.15 hour wave start. With my head still in alpha state from the previous nights drumming circle, I cruised the first ten miles of collective, energizing footfalls, like hands beating time with pure rhythmic harmony. Meeting old and new faces around the course, made me feel part of the tribe once again. Ten minute miles over ten miles up to that point was beyond my greatest expectation. I would love to say I stormed home over the last three miles but alas the body started to give in, not the head. I never gave up, even though I had to slow it down until I had the finishing line in sight. Sprinting across that last 300metres and just breaking the 2.15 was a massive achievement. So with a few extra miles now in the legs I have raised my expectations of myself and reinforced the importance of attitude over an endurance event, especially day to day living. Slow and steady, keep focused and allow yourself to tap into the wealth of uplifting energy that surrounds you in abundance.
“Who looks outside dreams. Who looks inside awakens” Jung
Awaken The Energy Within
