March 25, 2011

Finding Happiness

Day 84: 25.2 miles/1:27 “Success found in one’s own passion holds the key to true happiness.”  ~ Brandon Cooke When Brandon shared this thought with me this morning, I asked him to share his ideas around it.  Today’s blog post features Brandon’s perspective on the above thought.  Thanks, Brandon for your contribution today. I have […]

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March 24, 2011

Anticipating Failure

Day 83: 27.8 miles/1:35 “Everyone has obstacles – many of them are quite familiar to us;  anticipate and plan for them so they will not be disruptive to your progress and success this time.” Obstacles are not the reason goals are not realized.  It is the unexpected interruption and distraction of these obstacle that derail […]

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March 23, 2011

The Power of Your Will

Day 82: 22.0 miles/1:20 “Champions aren’t made in gyms. They are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” ~ Muhammad Ali When it comes to realizing our goals for our […]

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March 22, 2011

The Power of Hope

Day 81: 22.0 miles/1:15 ”Hope is the last defense against quitting; when hope is lost everything else is too.” This probably serves as the least inspirational quote in one of my posts.  When he was dying of cancer, former basketball coach Jimmy Valvano used to say “don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”  In the […]

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March 21, 2011

Enjoy the Journey

Day 80: 18.3 miles/1:06 ”Enjoy the journey, not just the destination.” The past few weeks I have been so focused on the countdown to the one-hundredth ride, that I have not really been celebrating the accomplishments of the day.  I have been having difficulty writing, my body has been very sore, and I am eagerly […]

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