Wholistic Fitness

i wish to share an excerpt from WF Master Student Hakado Ru’s blog:
The Outdoor Journey
as he continues his Herculean efforts each day to carve out enough training time to finish the
Pilgrimage to compete in and finish the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon in a few more weeks:

“I will also have to think a bit more about why I am really doing all of this stuff. After all, to be frank and honest with myself, whether I train for one hour a month or 30, I will most likely end up in last place for my age group at Mt. Taylor. This is a fine tradition I have the misfortune of having throughout my athletic career.

These thoughts were going through my mind during last nights fartlek run. I am putting all of this time into my training, putting some family relationships at risk from time to time, and all for what?
What will going to Flagstaff tomorrow, by myself and away from my family, really accomplish?

Is it really worth all of that time, effort and money just to finish in last place?

Yet when I sit still.
Alone.
Quiet.
And listen.
Really listen.
I hear the answer.

This journey is not about the podium. It is a journey about discovering my inner self and it is a journey that must be taken alone. And, I believe, there is no turning back once started. This journey will ultimately lead to some sort of enlightenment (this time around or another) and along the way, I will most likely lose all that was held dear to me as I go further inside.
Whew. Heady and yes, somewhat, depressing stuff.

But, fortunately for me, I have the attention span of a six-year-old so I am now thinking about taking my first stab at ski waxing tonight and having one helluva a good time in Flagstaff tomorrow.

Even if I am by myself.”