Volunteering in this year's race is a BIG step. Why you ask? Because it gives me top registration opportunity for next year, my year.....the year I accomplish the IRONMAN. It also gives me first hand opportunity to feel it.....without doing it. Ever want to be motivated to complete a race? Go attend one. The spirit, the glory, the joy, the drive, you can't help but be inspired to cross that finish line yourself.
I am volunteering in 2 different ways during the November 14th and 15th weekend this year. I will be in the information tent one day for about 4 hours and at the Run Aid station 1 on the day of the race. I chose these two spots specifically for 2 reasons. 1. I want the information :) I surmised that if I had to give information I better know it! Good stuff for next year. and 2. I want to see the athletes first run aid stop after transitioning. I want to see their faces, see their pain, see how they handle the beginning of the final leg of their course. I am also volunteering early in the day so I will get to watch all of the elite pros run. How cool is that?
I am really excited to volunteer because it will mark the weekend that I register for my own race. I am coming for you IRONMAN.
Achieving IRONMAN takes planning, purpose and intentionality. I am using this time before I begin heavy training to read and learn all I can about nutrition and what it is going to take for me to get across that finish line. I am cycling a lot and trying to up my distance and toughen up my tushy. I am running, not with intensity, but with purpose. Each day brings me closer.
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