Loving Every Step
Love Every Step - Yup! That’s FUJI
Appreciation of my ability to run an ultra gives me boundless fulfillment.
Every time I work out my nutrition and hydration plan, pack my drop bags and get ready to go, I give thanks to my mind and body for the ability and commitment to entering, completing a program, making it to the start line of an ultra.
This gift of optimum health must be recognised and thanked - Well Done! I've been able to do what so many won't do. It is vital to acknowledge yourself' achievement, as many people have chosen life's easy route, but you've chosen the path with adversity.
Hitting the Night Section in UTMF
Feeling great, having an ultra-trail party🥳 2nd Place
When I am on course, racing and training, I try to stay in the moment as much as possible. My mind's focus - Love Every Step.
I thank my mind and body for making it through the program and being fit and healthy enough to race in this event. I am miles ahead of the general population who choose to stay on the couch and take the easy route. I've selected the course of a challenging adventure that will give you a rewarding life-changing experience that will delve you deep into one's inner self, where I will emerge renewed pride of fighting your inner demons of self-doubt. My mental toughness skills using positive thinking is the key to overcoming self-doubt and will guide me through to the finish line.
75km into UTA - Having an Ultra-Trail
PARTY 🥳 after this photo I ran into 3rd position.
Love-Every-Step - Strength, Love, Passion, Drive, is my mantra. I repeat this to myself over and over again when I am climbing.
What's your mantra? - Write it out - have it ready, practice it.
Trail Love ❤️
I look around; I see the beauty in my surroundings. I enjoy the views, I love the trees, I touch the mosses, I connect with my surroundings, and I soak up the positive life energy around me on the trails. I give appreciation to the universe for the beauty I am running in. I have found that when I am conscious of nature heart rate drops, and I make it up climbs, over the kilometers, with a smile on my face.
Loving the scenery of the Mt Blanc Marathon
Take every step and Love Every Step. I am thanking myself for each step. Each step is a gift to yourself.
When I am around others, be it a competitor, fellow trail runner or friend, volunteer, spectator, or just a walker on the trails, I mentally and verbally wish them goodwill and compassion. If a competitor passes me, I wish them good luck. I think of them hope they have a great race. My gift in return for solidarity is I am filled with joy. If I am racing with someone, if they are also in a positive mindset, I will work with this person and share the burden of our shared endeavor. If I find an injured runner, I offer them assistance. I always carry extra endurolytes to hand out to runners suffering on the course. Studies have shown that sharing a life-changing experience with others unites you through this shared experience. A friend made during an ultra we will be a friend I have forever.
Ultra-Trail running too many is a gift, you've had to sacrifice time away from your children, loved ones, social functions so you can get through your training program. A race is your opportunity to express gratitude to yourself, show thanks to your family, be thankful to those around you by having the best experience out on the course.
Love Every Step
Once I am in a beautiful positive mindset, I will be having an ultra-trail, 100Mi party out on the course, sharing a fantastic experience with those around me. I must stay vigilant, look after my nutrition and hydration plan. If this slips, my mind's ability to remain positive will also decrease. It is essential to stay focused on your eating and drinking. Nutrition and Hydration is the key to staying fresh, positive, and filled with love. If I run out of energy, I will be crying. The depths of depression are never far away. If this happens to me, I must be within my limits enough to recognise this and have the ability to problem-solve my way out of this dark hole. I start with Hydration, then comes nutrition. Or I walk for three minutes and allow my heart rate to come down and lactic acid to flush from my system. I start replenishing the energy slowly, following my nutrition plan. Slowly, knowing that if I care and look after myself, I will feel better.
Hitting the Wall, 400m to go in the Mt Blanc Marathon, 9th Place - Time to stay those Mantras
Strength, Love Passion, Drive
I think of my training when I usually have a bad patch and say to myself. "You always feel bad between 30-50km. After 50 is when you feel better, that is when you hit the fat burn zone". I start my mantras, "Strength, Love, Passion, Drive," a meditation on the run. I feel the energy return, knowing that I have completed the training. I am looking after my Nutrition and Hydration. Therefore I am looking after myself. I self-care, self-love, and appreciate myself for all I have achieved to get to this race. I look around me and start loving every step, loving myself for the ability to run this race, and appreciating others for sharing this experience with me.
