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Thought for the week: Everything that is achieved on earth is first conceived in the mind.
In March, my business partner Gavin sat down to watch TV, opened a beer and waited to be entertained by one of his all-time comedy heroes; Eddie Izzard. The programme, which was the first of 3 episodes which ran on BBC3, turned out to be a documentary, charting Eddie’s progress as he ran 43 marathons over 51 days. 5 weeks training and off he went. The programme reduced Gavin to tears. Bewildered, confused and utterly inspired. How could anyone achieve such an amazing feat? Especially a guy that is more at home in stilettos than running shoes?
So, it wasn’t exactly a surprise when Gavin announced a few weeks ago that he was going to train for his first ever triathlon, involving a 750m river swim, 20k bike ride and a 5k run to finish.
In true ENTP style (see Myers Briggs personality types) his preparation wasn’t exactly conventional.
• General fitness level? Average to poor. His words, not mine.
• Goggles? At home. Well done to Jake (Gavin’s son) for saving the day on that score.
• Bike? Purchased the day before the event.
• Pathological fear of being mistaken for a seal and eaten by a shark that had accidentally drifted into the river at Bradford on Avon? Unshakeable.
• Focus and determination on completing the event? 100%.
Gavin’s view was that if Eddie Izzard could do 43 marathons in 51 days, he could go for a little swim, jump on a bike and then jog for a bit. And on Sunday, he did just that. Spared by the errrrm… river sharks and the calf injury he sustained on the way, he had a blast. Loved every minute of it. And proved that you can do anything you set your mind to. It’s all in the head.
You are what you think.
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