Im getting anxiety thinking about her lack of financial stability
“Be thankful for all the struggles you go through. They make you stronger, wiser and humble. Don’t let it break you let it make you.”
— - unknown (via riseabovedefeat)
“be patient. Because this sport tests your will in ways you couldn’t even imagine, things are almost never perfect… and you have to give a hard effort almost every single day. Sometimes you don’t see big results for months or years. Believe in your head that you are going to do big things, but don’t be afraid to practice patience in doing the small things that get you there.”
— Leah O'Connor (via sprintlete)
I love her
(via runrunrun-asfastasyoucan)
““Don’t quit now, youre already in pain. You’re already hurt, get a reward from it. Success is a lot closer than you think.””
— what I think to myself during the worst/hardest part of every race (via life-on-the-run)
“I ran as hard as I could. I’m proud. I don’t wish the race was was easier. I only wish I were better.”
— Shalane Flanagan (via spikesandcleats)
everybodyloves-younow-deactivat
At this point in the season, you’re ready to go fast. Believe it. You are. Some days are sluggish and glum and the miles get muttered through and ran. But you’re plan is still on schedule . Somedays workout paces sound fast and you feel slow that day, but the workout goes on and the splits get hammered out. Some recovery runs feel much slower than they actually are, but believe me, you’ve come further than you think. You’ve written down your goals and all season you’ve visualized yourself coming down that home stretch on pace for a PR. It’s time to catch your dreams. You’ve done all that you can, now don’t tell yourself you can’t. You’re doing better than you think. I guarantee it.
“I will not always be able to control what will cause me pain. I realize that some pain is unavoidable or may never go away — for me and for everyone else in the world. But with running, the pain is of the chosen variety, and it is in my control — if I work hard enough I can overcome it.”
— Alexi Pappas (My Pal, Pain)
“You did not work this hard to stop before achieving what you have dreamed of.”
— attackonstudying (via attackonstudying)
“I’m going to be a success. I’ve decided that. It may take a long time and I’m bound to fall flat on my face over and over again, but I’m going to get up, dust myself off, and keep going. There are plenty of people who can and will try to hold me back in life. I won’t be one of them. Not anymore.”
— excerpt from this morning’s journal entry, 7/24/17, (via amandagenine)
“In a race, we are not what we feel in a moment. I am not what I think. I am, rather, what I know. What I know is that there exists an Alexi that my coach and I carefully crafted and trained over months and months who is both physically and mentally prepared for such an experience.So, racing is not about how you feel. It is about how you feel about how you feel. And while this distinction will not matter in a race that goes exactly as planned, it will matter very much in a race that goes otherwise. It will matter in a race that hurts. Which, in my experience, is every single race.I became more successful in running, and probably in life, when I discovered how to embrace not knowing exactly what I was about to experience. I prepare with enthusiasm and nervousness, but I will never know anything for sure except the start time of the race. And even that may change due to weather.”
— Alexi Pappas
“You cannot always be happy but you can always be brave. And that is the beginning of everything.”
—
Ariana
(via surqrised)
