{"id":7251,"date":"2021-12-29T20:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motivational-1-needing-some-fire-and-some-motivation-rise-and-shine"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:59:41","slug":"needing-some-fire-and-some-motivation-rise-and-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2021\/12\/29\/needing-some-fire-and-some-motivation-rise-and-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Needing some fire and some motivation? Rise and Shine!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The best triathlon motivation video!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Needing some fire and some motivation? &nbsp;Rise and Shine!&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rise and shine - Athlete and running ultimate motivation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuPLxQD4akQ?feature=oembed\" style=\"border: none\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rise and shine (text)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s 6am, and your hand can\u2019t make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you it\u2019s too early, too dark, and too cold to get out of bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Aching muscles lie still in rebellion, pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A legion of voices are shouting their unanimous permission for you to hit the snooze button and go back to dreamland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">But you didn\u2019t ask their opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The voice you\u2019ve chosen to listen to is one of defiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A voice that says there\u2019s a reason you set that alarm in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So sit up, put your feet on the floor, and don\u2019t look back because we\u2019ve got work to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the grind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For what is each day besides a series of conflicts between the right way and the easy way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">10,000 streams fan out like a river delta before you, each one promising the path of least resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The thing is, you\u2019re headed upstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And when you make that choice, when you decide to turn your back on what\u2019s comfortable, what\u2019s safe, and what some would call common sense, well, that\u2019s day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From there, it only gets tougher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So just make sure this is something you want because the easy way out will always be there, ready to wash you away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All you have to do is pick up your feet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">But you aren\u2019t going to, are you?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With each step comes the decision to take another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re on your way now, but this is no time to dwell on how far you\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re in a fight against an opponent that you can\u2019t see, but oh, you can feel them on your heels, can\u2019t you? Feel them breathing down your neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You know what that is? That\u2019s you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your fears, your doubts, insecurities all lined up like a firing squad ready to shoot you out of the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">But don\u2019t lose heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">While they are not easily defeated, they are far from invincible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, this is the grind \u2014 the battle royal between you, your mind, your body, and the devil on your shoulders telling you that this is just a game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Just a waste of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your opponents are stronger than you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Drown out the voice of uncertainty with the sound of your own heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Burn away your self-doubt with a fire lit beneath you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Remember what you\u2019re fighting for and that Momentum is a cruel mistress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">She can turn on a dime with the slightest mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">She is ever searching for the weak place in your armor \u2014that one tiny thing that you forgot to prepare for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So as long as the devil is hiding in the details, the question remains \u2014 is that all you got? Are you sure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And when the answer is yes, when you\u2019ve done all you can to get yourself ready for battle, then it\u2019s time to go forth and boldy face your enemy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The enemy within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Only now must you take that fight into the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Into hostile territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re a lion in a field of lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All hunting the same elusive prey with a desperate starvation that says, \u201cvictory is the only thing that can keep you alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So believe that voice that says you can run a little faster, and you can throw a little harder, and that for you, the laws of physics are merely a suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Luck is the last dying wish for those that want to believe that winning can happen by accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sweat, on the other hand, is for those that know it\u2019s a choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So decide now \u2014 destiny waits for no man.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When your time comes, and a thousand different voices are trying to you say, \u201cyou\u2019re not ready for it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Listen instead to that lone voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The one that says, \u201cyou ARE ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou ARE prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s all up to you now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So rise and shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#triathlonlifestyle #swimbikerun #trilife #triathlon #Checkin #run #swim #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #familybalancetri #triathlontraining #triathlete #triathlonmotivation #bike #2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The best triathlon motivation video! 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