21/04/2026
The hardest part of training for Saturday’s race?
It wasn’t the thousands of weighted chin-ups, push-ups and squats.
It was not being able to sit with my sick daughter when she needed me.
My first reaction was simple:
I’ve trained for two years, so I can’t risk getting the flu 6 days out.
So, I chose the race - for about 20 minutes.
And it felt terrible.
So, I went back, gave her a hug, and sat with her.
That moment reminded me of something important:
𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
Sometimes the challenge is not the event.
It is the decisions the event forces you to make.
The hardest part of training for Saturday’s race? It wasn’t the thousands of weighted chin-ups, push-ups and squats. It was not being able to sit with my sick daughter when she needed me. My first reaction was simple: I’ve trained for two years, so I can’t risk getting the flu 6 days out. So...