Does anyone train for the wrong reasons?

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Palmyra, NY

Subject: RE: Does anyone train for the wrong reasons?

cdcouture - 2005-08-27 4:59 PM
the "you did WHAT?" reaction from folks after I finish my first tri, to do something others can't or won't do.

That's one of my reasons, too.. I'm not quite sure WHY, but I have spent a good deal of my life purposely trying to be different from *everybody else* or at least different from most other females. I have no idea why.

I also cannot live my life without something to *work* for. I must be moving forward, working TOWARDS something, maybe because if I stop moving I will just melt in with *everybody else*... combine that with the drudgery of every day life and that'll send me screaming and running for the hills.

Sometimes I train out of sheer guilt.. I know I won't regret it, but guilt is the only thing that makes me change my clothes and get my rear out of the door.

I won't pretend that the *vanity* thing doesn't drive me.. it definitely does.

Once I get over the painful hump of the first 10 - 15 minutes, I just plain and simply love the feeling, the *high* that I get from getting my heart and blood pumping... and from the feeling that I could do anything I want to.

~ Adrienne

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Curacao Nederlandse Antillen

Subject: RE: Does anyone train for the wrong reasons?

I Train because my wife makes me: (I'm the training coach, training partner, dietician, masseuse, team strategist, team mental coach (shrink)), Friend, Cheering section, and husband. Now I train because I love it and it will make me look good one day.

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california

Subject: RE: Does anyone train for the wrong reasons?

The guilt thing doesn't work for me. I'm a I'll show you type of guy. So far everyone is yeah right!!
I also train for another reason, but that would be on the confession thread and I don't think people would be to happy with my motivation.
I am also not a live in the RUT!!! of life type of guy. I like a lot on my plate, excuse the pun, but not too much to make me fail.

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california

Subject: RE: Does anyone train for the wrong reasons?

AdrienneP - 2005-08-29 9:33 AM

cdcouture - 2005-08-27 4:59 PM
the "you did WHAT?" reaction from folks after I finish my first tri, to do something others can't or won't do.

That's one of my reasons, too.. I'm not quite sure WHY, but I have spent a good deal of my life purposely trying to be different from *everybody else* or at least different from most other females. I have no idea why.

I also cannot live my life without something to *work* for. I must be moving forward, working TOWARDS something, maybe because if I stop moving I will just melt in with *everybody else*... combine that with the drudgery of every day life and that'll send me screaming and running for the hills.

Sometimes I train out of sheer guilt.. I know I won't regret it, but guilt is the only thing that makes me change my clothes and get my rear out of the door.

I won't pretend that the *vanity* thing doesn't drive me.. it definitely does.

Once I get over the painful hump of the first 10 - 15 minutes, I just plain and simply love the feeling, the *high* that I get from getting my heart and blood pumping... and from the feeling that I could do anything I want to.

~ Adrienne

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