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Back to PNF for a second. She wasn't saying "don't have a time goal". I probably didn't write enough about what she said. It was a great talk and I wish everyone could hear it.
She was asking, "If you don't meet your time goals, then was it all worth it? The new bike, the evenings and Saturdays away from home, etc." It (specifically she was referring to Ironman, but it applies to the marathon or any other race or something else important in your life that you are trying to achieve) has to be more about the intrinsic value to you, rather than whether or not you meet some arbitrary time limit that you've set for yourself.
She stressed that you don't have to tell anyone what your reason is; no one else has to know. Some people do it because they aren't challenged in other areas of their lives, everything has come easy to them. Some people have something to prove, like "My parents called me a quitter because I dropped out of school and I am NOT a quitter." Whatever your reason, you can call on it when the going gets tough. When the little demon is sitting on your shoulder saying, "it doesn't really matter". When you've found your limit and you need to push that limit out a little further.
She was asking, "If you don't meet your time goals, then was it all worth it? The new bike, the evenings and Saturdays away from home, etc." It (specifically she was referring to Ironman, but it applies to the marathon or any other race or something else important in your life that you are trying to achieve) has to be more about the intrinsic value to you, rather than whether or not you meet some arbitrary time limit that you've set for yourself.
She stressed that you don't have to tell anyone what your reason is; no one else has to know. Some people do it because they aren't challenged in other areas of their lives, everything has come easy to them. Some people have something to prove, like "My parents called me a quitter because I dropped out of school and I am NOT a quitter." Whatever your reason, you can call on it when the going gets tough. When the little demon is sitting on your shoulder saying, "it doesn't really matter". When you've found your limit and you need to push that limit out a little further.