"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" - Dr. Robert Schuller
Miles Ran: 255.48 Dollars Raised: $1,232.40 (Thank you Craig Welton and Emily Smith!!!!!!)
I wasn't able to update my blog while I was out in Vermont with no service this weekend, so here goes a wrap-up of the past two days:
So I was VERY anxious about going skiing in VT for the weekend, for many reasons. My aches and pains were getting to me, I was nervous I would hurt myself even more, and had never tried skiing in the past. We were always more of an "indoor family" in the winter--playing basketball every week/weekend from November-March. The extent of my snow history has been sledding, tubing, snowmen/angels, and snowboarding twice.
But I think, as in life, and in running, that it's good to face your fears/challenges with an open mind and a good attitude, and you may just find joy in the challenge.
It was really hard for me to figure out, but luckily the "pizza slices" and "french fries" saved me. I was getting really initimidated standing at the top of big hills and looking down, and I would get really scared when I would pick up speed because I felt like I was losing control. We started off on a green slope that went all the way down and around the mountain, then after lunch I mastered the bunny slope and ended up doing an entire blue slope by accident! Finally for the last 15 minutes I really got the hang of it and was going at a faster speed with smaller zigzags, until I got the very bottom and just fell over.
Now I'm back to a crazy running schedule so I can do it all again next weekend, and I'm excited!
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