Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Wednesday Word: Tenacious

I'm linking up again with Deb Runs for her Wednesday Words post. Today our word is Tenacious.

To me, the word tenacious reminds me of a dogged determination to get things done, no matter what stands in your way. Like a pitbull.


Having no experience whatsoever with pitbulls, I'm not actually sure that they're like this. But in my head they are, so I'll stick with the reference. 

I know that when it comes to my goals, I have a tenacity that won't quit. Part of it is not wanting to let myself down, part of it is not wanting to let others down. Mostly it's because I made the commitment to do something. Period. I said I would do it, and I'm going to do it.

Right now, with 11 days until my first full marathon, I am drawing on every tenacious bone in my body. Because my body thought it would be fun to start falling apart. Hip pain? Check. Quad pain? Check. Glute pain? Check. Sciatic pain? Check. WTF body. I've never even had sciatic issues before.

But I'm not going to let a few aches and pains stop me. I've started doing yoga every day. EVERY DAY. The stretches really help loosen things up, and it's calming to just breath and focus on being relaxed.

Mostly with the help of this lovely lady that my coach directed me to: Yoga with Adriene. She has a youtube channel here, and I've found her hip opener and lower back videos to be very helpful so far. Also her pigeon post video. I was already doing pigeon pose, but it's nice to go through it with some guidance.

I've also scheduled myself for a 30 minute deep tissue/stress relief massage. Because I know that part of this is psychosomatic and my brain is telling my body to freak out.

But no matter what, I will be racing. I will be finishing. I'm not letting anything stop me.

Dear body: suck it up, buttercup.

What does the word tenacious mean to you? Link up and let's chat!

Deb Runs

10 comments:

  1. I just finished my yoga for runners routine. Stretched it all out. I'll do it one more time before 26.2 on Sunday.

    I can't wait to hear how your race goes!

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    1. Thanks! I have a yoga for runners DVD by Christine Felstad too, but I was getting bored with it so thought I'd check out youtube for awhile instead. Hopefully I have great things to report!

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  2. Sorry to hear your body is revolting against you at this most critical time!! The yoga and massage are great ideas to help get it to cooperate! And kudos to you for having such a tenacious spirit! You are gonna do GREAT!! Can't wait to hear about it!

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    1. Thank you! I'm hoping the massage, although a short one, will help relax me a bit.

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  3. Why do our bodies have to have a mind of their own and rebel? I love your tenacious spirit, and I'm sure it will go a long way in making your marathon a success! Good luck!

    Thanks for linking up!

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  4. Best of luck in your race!! Yoga and massage will help!

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    1. Thanks, I think so to! At least, I hope so!

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  5. Ah yes, the awesome taper pains. So much fun. Or not. Except mine started before the taper. I'll have to check out the hip openers. My hip is definitely my issue right now.

    Good luck on your first marathon!

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    1. Thanks! I think the hip openers have been really helpful so far, even in the short amount of time I've been doing them.

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