“There is Power in Knowing that You Can.” Have you ever questioned if you could do something? The first time we try something new there is a lot of uncertainty about our ability to do it. I have experienced this many times in my life. The most memorable one was with my running.
I ran for many years. Early on I wanted to participate in a local road race called the ‘Tely Ten’. It was a 10 mile distance. I had never run that distance before. The most I had done was 6 miles.
I was really concerned about my ability to complete the course without walking a part of it. So 3 days before the race I decided to prove to myself that I could. I had my wife drop me off at the starting point and I ran the entire route in about 74 minutes. I was pleased with my time and more importantly I now knew I could do it!
One of the cardinal rules of running is that you don’t do a long run in the days leading up to the race. The next morning I was stiff from the waist down. The same was true on Saturday. I thought I was going to have to drop out of the race.
Fortunately Sunday morning I felt great. I ran the race in a time of 67 minutes. A full 7 minutes faster than my first time! I had the power of knowing I could. That power allowed me to run 9 more Tely Ten races. The last one I did with no training. I signed up the night before. My time wasn’t great however I ran the entire course.
What would you do if you knew that you could?
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