Giving 100% with only 40.

I've FINALLY begun my "training" for the aggressive Half-Iron Man I signed Brett and I up for back in Novemeber - like I said, it was an aggressive move. With only 40% of my airway... I'm planning to swim 1.2 miles, Bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles, can you say aggrrresssiivveee...!!!

Tonight while I was running, which was a challenge... I can say that giving 100% with only 40% feels good while doing it, and thinking about crossing the finish line (after what I'm guessing while be 8 hours of my life) feels amazing too - but the thought of running before I am actually running is daunting. It's daunting to think about participating. It's daunting to sign up. It's daunting to think about doing anything with nothing BUT 100% of anything.

The reality is I do only physically have 40%, but mentally, I have an infinite amount of potential - we ALL do. It doesn't matter the amount of talent we have, the muscle mass we have or even the diameter of our airways. All that matters is the amount of passion, drive and will-power we have. It's about the amount faith we have in ourselves and the amount of trust we have in our inner potential to actualize our dreams. If we just believe we CAN do something, we have infinite potential to DO it. Like Nike tells you, "Just Do It." Giving 100% negates a 40%, and any other obstacle you think is standing in your way for that matter.