If you asked me to join a marathon 4 months ago, I would have called you crazy! I would have told you I do not have the endurance to go through such distance. I would have told you I'd rather sleep than spend 4 hours pounding stretches of hard and hot roads. I would have told you overweight people cannot run marathons, that it will be too painful. Probably a few more other excuses. That was me before I read about the Law of Attraction, before I discovered the power of harnessing my thinking. That was in December 2007.
Fast forward to January 2008. By this time, I have learnt a little about the Law of Attraction, and I told myself I will be able to run a half marathon if I keep my eye on the prize. I signed up with only one goal - to cross the finishing line. I had 2.5 months to train, and I trained at least once a week to prepare myself for it, and was very confident I could achieve my goal.
On the day of the race, I excitedly made my way to the marathon venue. When I reached the starting point, I saw the huge crowd of participants, and a majority of them were experienced runners. My confidence level suddenly dropped. I started to tell myself it's ok to not finish; I could just stop half way if I can't take it. I started making excuses for myself, my goal to finish the race was completely forgotten. I forgot about the Law of Attraction, I wasn't aware that subconsciously I was changing my goal.
I struggled during the first kilometer. The sight of confident runners around me further pushed my original goal down the drain. Throughout the run, I kept telling myself I will stop after 10km, I was so sure that I won't be able to go more than that.
After running for 8km, I started getting cramps and my left leg went numb. I had to stop at the medical booth at the 10km mark. My energy level was still high, and I could have continued and finished the rest of the 21km run, but because I told myself 10km is enough of an accomplishment, my body stopped at 10km and refused to budge. It took me 140 minutes to reach the 10km mark.
The ambulance brought me back to the starting line. While in the ambulance I thought about the run and why I failed. I realised then that I was concentrating on the wrong goal. I was asking for failure, not success!
2 weekends later, I joined another run. I considered it my redemption run. This time it was a hilly 10km run with stretches of flat road in between, not an easy route. I repeated my goals to myself the whole week; that I will finish the run, and I will finish it in 90 minutes, the average qualifying time for 10km runs.
Fast forward to January 2008. By this time, I have learnt a little about the Law of Attraction, and I told myself I will be able to run a half marathon if I keep my eye on the prize. I signed up with only one goal - to cross the finishing line. I had 2.5 months to train, and I trained at least once a week to prepare myself for it, and was very confident I could achieve my goal.
On the day of the race, I excitedly made my way to the marathon venue. When I reached the starting point, I saw the huge crowd of participants, and a majority of them were experienced runners. My confidence level suddenly dropped. I started to tell myself it's ok to not finish; I could just stop half way if I can't take it. I started making excuses for myself, my goal to finish the race was completely forgotten. I forgot about the Law of Attraction, I wasn't aware that subconsciously I was changing my goal.
I struggled during the first kilometer. The sight of confident runners around me further pushed my original goal down the drain. Throughout the run, I kept telling myself I will stop after 10km, I was so sure that I won't be able to go more than that.
After running for 8km, I started getting cramps and my left leg went numb. I had to stop at the medical booth at the 10km mark. My energy level was still high, and I could have continued and finished the rest of the 21km run, but because I told myself 10km is enough of an accomplishment, my body stopped at 10km and refused to budge. It took me 140 minutes to reach the 10km mark.
The ambulance brought me back to the starting line. While in the ambulance I thought about the run and why I failed. I realised then that I was concentrating on the wrong goal. I was asking for failure, not success!
2 weekends later, I joined another run. I considered it my redemption run. This time it was a hilly 10km run with stretches of flat road in between, not an easy route. I repeated my goals to myself the whole week; that I will finish the run, and I will finish it in 90 minutes, the average qualifying time for 10km runs.
I visualized myself crossing the finishing line. I visualized myself looking at my watch to find I've done it in 90 minutes. I was aware that just 2 short weeks ago I clocked 140 minutes for 10km, almost an hour more than my goal, but I did not allow this fact to influence me. All I know is I WILL finish the run, and I'll finish it in 90 minutes.
I finished the 10km run. And I finished it in 90 minutes!
It wasn't a miracle, far from it. Physically I was ready for long distance running, but I was mentally blocking my ability. Law of Attraction helped me fail my first marathon, and it helped me pass my second one with flying colors. By recognizing the power of Law of Attraction, I channeled it to get the great result I really wanted. You can achieve results using the Law of Attraction, both positive and negative results. So it's not a question of whether the Law of Attraction works, because it's a law and it will always work.
I finished the 10km run. And I finished it in 90 minutes!
It wasn't a miracle, far from it. Physically I was ready for long distance running, but I was mentally blocking my ability. Law of Attraction helped me fail my first marathon, and it helped me pass my second one with flying colors. By recognizing the power of Law of Attraction, I channeled it to get the great result I really wanted. You can achieve results using the Law of Attraction, both positive and negative results. So it's not a question of whether the Law of Attraction works, because it's a law and it will always work.
Therefore, the right question to ask is "What do I want?" Concentrate on what you really want, and then take advantage of the Law of Attraction to achieve it.
My goal now is to finish 10km in 70 minutes in my next run, which is due in 3 weeks. 20 minutes is a lot to shave off, but I KNOW I can do it, because that's what I want!
My goal now is to finish 10km in 70 minutes in my next run, which is due in 3 weeks. 20 minutes is a lot to shave off, but I KNOW I can do it, because that's what I want!
Nadiah
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all the best in your 10km in 70 minutes!!!
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