Next Saturday I am signed up to do an adventure race called Women Rock. A good friend, my sister, and I will hike 5 miles, mountain bike 13 miles, and paddle a mile or so. We will have 6 hours to finish and collect as many points along the way as we can via orienteering. All the teams do it in 6 hours. None of us has ever done anything like this before and we are more than a little nervous. So why bother, I keep asking myself. That is a good question. Why take on something that will be difficult and scary at times? I'm not entirely sure. I guess because it means something to know that you can do it. There is value in showing up and giving it a try. I feel woefully unprepared for the bike in that all my biking has been on bike paths or roads, but we have a long time to finish it, and we'll be together.
In the last 5 years I have taken on various events that I shouldn't have been able to do at my size, at least on paper. I have completed every single one of them. I am never fast, but I am dogged and tenacious and that gets me past the finish line. I do worry that this will be the first event I don't finish. But, I think the greater tragedy would be for me to let fear keep me from lining up in the first place. Wish me luck. Send good thoughts.
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Oh Sarah, you can do it. I would think half the battle is just showing up for things like this. I'll be rooting for you! - Sabrina
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