ExcusesEvery person in this photo had a long list of valid excuses not to run...
Above is a photo of our 2009 Tedy's Team just prior to going to the start line for the Boston Marathon. Tedy Bruschi mentioned a statistic when he spoke to our team that stuck in my brain- it went something like this…
“Less than 1% of all people in this world can say they completed a marathon”.
Bottom Line:
Millions of ordinary people choose millions of reasons why they don’t reach their goals. Here’s just a few of the obstacles (or better yet excuses) that went through my head when I was deciding last Fall to begin training for the 2009 Boston Marathon.
My long list of excuses included:
“I’m too busy”
“I can’t commit to that-it is too long.”
“I used to be really sick / my heart can’t handle it.”
"I’ll do it next year.”
"What if I come in last?”
“I’m a hockey player-we can’t run well.”
“My morning routine is pretty set.”
“I’ll be in pain for months after the marathon.”
“It could rain.”
“One year I remember it was really hot…”
“BLISTERS”.
“I don’t like that goo stuff.”
“Docs can’t tell me if anyone has run a marathon with the device I have in my heart.”
“I have to work the next day.”
“What if I have to go to the bathroom?”
“Yikes-Heartbreak Hill!”
“Who wants to train that much anyway.”
“I’ll get too skinny.”
I’ll have to run for 3+ hours on my day off to get in a “long run.”
“What if my back goes out again?”
“Compression shorts, vaseline, body glide, under armour, what?”
“ I have kids now, those days of pushing myself are behind me.”
“My wife might think I’m nuts or am having another stroke.”
“(If I could get her to agree with my goal), my wife might not sleep for 6 months while I am in training.”
“It will take time away from my family.”
“I’d rather stay indoors, do my usual routine and exercise where it is warm.”
“I’ll have to raise funds for Tedy’s Team in a difficult economy.”
“What if I can’t finish?”
What if…..
You did it anyway.
My point is, no more excuses please.... instead Choose not to be ordinary.
I Guess I liked those 1% odds.
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