Changing Goals

An episode of the The Stubborn Tortoise podcast, hosted by Donna Pazdera, titled "Changing Goals" was published on July 19, 2021 and runs 17 minutes.

July 19, 2021 ·17m · The Stubborn Tortoise

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Summary

It's funny, but I recorded one version of this earlier but deleted it because my dang allergies made me sound sinusy. In between, a friend who offered to coach me for the Brazos Bend 50-miler emailed me and admitted that it would be too complicated to successfully see me through. It was then that I realized I've been succumbing to pressure (my own) to keep pushing the limits when I really don't want to go any further. There are other things I'd like to do or accomplish in the future. I love trail running but I think my ultra days are becoming fewer. I want to learn how to kayak, get better at shorter-distance running and just have more of a personal life. This isn't to say that other people's goals are wrong, but I am finally leveling with myself that I don't have to live up to other people's goals.

Episode Description

It's funny, but I recorded one version of this earlier but deleted it because my dang allergies made me sound sinusy.

In between, a friend who offered to coach me for the Brazos Bend 50-miler emailed me and admitted that it would be too complicated to successfully see me through. It was then that I realized I've been succumbing to pressure (my own) to keep pushing the limits when I really don't want to go any further. There are other things I'd like to do or accomplish in the future. I love trail running but I think my ultra days are becoming fewer. I want to learn how to kayak, get better at shorter-distance running and just have more of a personal life.

This isn't to say that other people's goals are wrong, but I am finally leveling with myself that I don't have to live up to other people's goals.