Impossible Things ...

"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things."

"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Every morning before breakfast I re-affirm my goals for the day. Sometimes, the impossible schedule of the day becomes barely possible. It is in that brief moment that I grab hold of my dreams and make them real.

That's Ironman training, and racing, at it's core. The impossible becomes possible. Eventually the distortion in your head that says "can't", "impossible" slowly gives way to a faint voice from way down below that says "can", "possible." In that very moment, the battle is won.

FYI - my friend Ed is running the Ironman with me and is raising money for a local charity called the Tempe Community Action Agency. If you can help in anyway, that would be awesome. here is the link:

http://edtheironman.blogspot.com/