“It’s a marathon… Not a sprint!”

Yes, one of the many bits of advice given to me by a good friend after a discouraging walk on stage. I had put more into this sport than anything else in my life… I felt worthy and confident after doing a show 5 weeks prior and placing, when I didn’t even think I would! To walk away disappointed, wondering what I could have possibly done wrong…
And then that little phrase, that little piece of advice, has stuck with me to this day and I’ve passed it along to others… “Tannin, remember… It’s a marathon, not a sprint! It will take time and you will get better and better!” After hearing those words… I had a fresh inspiration for the sport of competing. Since then, I’ve taken it day by day, meal by meal, and workout by workout. One day at a time. And because of that I really have become better in the sport, with the motivation to keep moving forward to be better and better… For myself!
My journey continues each day with ups and downs, struggles and success, and so on… But it’s all part of the journey and I keep moving forward. After all, so many things in life are a marathon, not a sprint! And all the work leading up to the end of the marathon is what makes us all winners.