I have been working really hard for a year now trying to get faster and better. Trying to learn how to swim in a way that I don't want to die. Trying to ride my bike at a speed where I can compete in my AG. And trying to get better at running to be, lets say somewhere in the middle of the pack on the run. But lets face it, I am not there yet, I think I do put a lot of work, that I am training really hard. But nothing to do, I am still far behind.
In two weeks I will have my first Triathlon ever, I am sure I will get out of the water in the back of the pack. After that I will try as hard as I can to gain some place during the bike and the run legs. But I should still finish at best in the middle of the pack.
This morning I was reading about a guy who was 100lb overweight in 2006 and who decided to lose weight and get his life back on track. I really liked the story, it is always nice to see people taking control over their life.
But I then read that the guy did 18 Duathlon in 2007 and 2008 and that he placed on the podium 11 times out of those 18. Dammit, why does I got no natural abilities at all unless this guy. I mean he did train hard I am pretty sure but he had to have some natural abilities. Especially to place on the podium more then 50% of the time on his 18 first races.
Am I the only one who feels like that, like I have to work really hard to even dream about eventually being in the top 25%. And I am not even talking about a podium here.
It's either that I didn't have the chance to get some natural abilities, or I am really training in the wrong way ...
Am I the only one who feels like that, like I have to work really hard to even dream about eventually being in the top 25%.
ReplyDeleteNo, you're not. I know some people who started running and qualified for Boston at their first ever marathon. I've been running marathons for 5 years and I'm still 10 min off of a BQ. sometimes I want to stomp my feet and say IT'S NOT FAIR - I TRAIN SO HARD! .. but I try (try!) to remember that I'm OUT THERE, doing it. I will probably never make podium -- I am destined to be a MOP athlete (at tris)... and maybe top 25% at road races (depending on the field). I'm trying to focus on having fun (this is, after all, a HOBBY, no matter how time consuming ;)) and being proud of myself to even be out there - that's a LOT more than most people even DREAM of doing!