{"id":15574,"date":"2022-01-30T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/?p=15574"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:46:44","slug":"a-memory-of-turmoil-before-its-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2022\/01\/30\/a-memory-of-turmoil-before-its-time\/","title":{"rendered":"A memory of turmoil before its time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A memory that bares reworking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See the pic above? I remember this moment! I am exiting T2 (Transition 2 – bike to run) and starting to groove here. I couldn’t feel my feet after a 1.2 mile swim and almost 57 miles on bike in grueling rain and wind. Despite the off weather conditions, I managed to cut over 2 hours off my previous year’s time in this madness. I post this memory hoping amid the turmoil of today, hearts and minds can come together! Not just imagine something greater, but take action and become better!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A journey commenced, starting cheerfully under a clear sky, and a tranquil sea.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In the moment above, my father captured a bit of my discouragement and facing discomfort in the photo. That’s right a moment of not being positive. This negative and difficult moment allowed me to think about how I could have just stayed in the porta potty because I couldn’t figure out my zipper. I forgot about the simplicity of how to pee. I feel that negativity is often overlooked as a great tool – when used as a proper measure. I had just completed something many pro triathletes and others couldn’t complete on this day. I was en route to completing the last 13.1 miles that destroyed me the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember telling myself, look strong for the camera and my family. Internally I was fighting back — “this freaking sucks!!! “<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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But, I have to be ready for more suck and pain for the next 7 miles! Well, it turned out being 8 miles due to the course change. An already grueling run course was shifted to include what I refer to as ‘Satan’s pitchfork’. My point is, without knowing the opposite of the reward, I wouldn’t appreciate the reward. I’m fatigued with pro-positivity ONLY! The if your are negative I am cutting you loose stuff. True, I may not listen to your message but I still value you as a human and appreciate your friendship – even if you are engaging negatively. One of the coolest things I observe on Facebook, the ability to reconnect and observe old friends acquaintances. Some I ignored during that period of life (high school and adolescence). But thanks to social media tools like FB – I witness\/observe beautiful triumphs thru nasty trials and even failures that often lead to lessons learned.
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There is an integrity in those observations that gives me hope. Not a naive hope, rather a hope that this current nightmare we are witnessing will pass, That this current night terror will be but a moment. The problem with disruptors and wreckers is it takes a long time and effort to rebuild. One thing is clear about the human spirit, its ability to adapt, persevere and overcome. If that makes me believe in unicorns that fart rainbows. So be it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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