Yeah, I know I'm coming off an injury...
So, I promised my oldest daughters that we'd run a 5k this year. I've got one on the calendar for August 25. BUT...I just found out about a cool 8k the week before AND I have a sprint tri scheduled the week after.
Please tell me that's not too much.
I'll only be stronger by then and the 5k with my daughters will be nice and slow and easy, right?
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I hijacked the family and snuck them across the border this morning. The Indiana border. We did a little bit of flea market shopping and had an awesome Amish family style lunch. Now we're home and my wife is off to dinner with some of her scrapbooking friends.
Where has my motivation gone?
I suspect it went down the hatch with the pie...
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- Just another runner...probably below average to slow...but still a runner nonetheless. Well, I did do a triathlon once. Um, I am working on my doctorate too. But that's it.
Sisu
Sisu is a Finnish term that could be roughly translated into English as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. The equivalent in English is "to have guts", and indeed, the word derives from sisus, which means something inner or interior. However, sisu has a long-term element in it; it is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain the same. Depending on context, "sisu" can refer to spunk, attitude, self-confidence, and so on. However, sisu is not bravery, nor strength, and needs to be distinguished from courage, especially when talking about the military. In contrast, sisu is an ability to finish the task and get things done.
"The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena...who know the great enthusiams, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
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