Never a Champion

There a plenty of things I have always assumed I would be one day. A responsible adult, a high school graduate, a college graduate, a wife, and a mother. Then there are things I became, that that I fell into, that never even crossed my mind as a possibility. A financial analyst, an MBA student, and an obstacle course racer. As life passes by, opportunities are presented and we chose which we take, and which we let pass us by.

     Opportunity knocks at different times, in different forms, and in different quantities for each person. People can create opportunity, or stumble upon it, but what really matters is how you react to it. Opportunities require work; and like everything in life, you get out what you put in.

    Ten years ago, if someone told me I would have the opportunity to compete at World Championship, I couldn't have even imagined what it would be for, or where the course of my life was about to lead. Earning my place at the Warrior Dash World Championship is an opportunity I will remember for a lifetime. Of all the things I could have dreamed of being, one was never champion.

    To earn this opportunity, I had to commit to the gym. I have spent countless hours training. When my alarm goes off at 5:30 am I will be heading to Orangetheory fitness for a morning workout. My lunch hour which was once reserved for shopping at Target and eating chicken tenders is now spent at Renaissance Park Fitness Center. When I am feeling up for the challenge, I go home, to my living room, for Insanity the Asylum. If you have never tried Vertical Plyo, I highly suggest you try it. It is a humbling workout for even the most seasoned athlete.

    When you set a goal and truly want to achieve it, you make time to move in the direction of that goal. I may never be a "World Champion", but I can be proud of what I have achieved. My body and mind have both grown in a positive way from the experience. Now I never limit myself, because I have realized that just because you didn't know something was possible, that doesn't mean it was impossible. The difference between impossible and possible lies in a person's determination.