Shadow Boxing....

So a long time ago, I read The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron and I learned of the term 'Shadow Artist'. What that means is that you tend to align and surround yourself with Artists - in their shadow. Maybe as a way to be involved with the arts or maybe as a way to feed the craving of your inner artist. My partner believes that I am and have been a shadow artist. I am an architect, but I have never been as much as a 'DESIGNER' as I have been a person interested in how to build it.

So now I have a new term for myself..it is a shadow athlete. I love and crave sports and somehow being involved. I was always the team manager, or I played for the year but really lacked the discipline and the commitment that showing up every DAY or playing when your hurt or sticking with it when you don't feel like it requires. I have been reading, studying and watching about cycling, running, triathlons and now Ultra Running. I have done a couple of events, 2 marathons, 2 triathlons and random cycling events. The question is do I have what it takes to come out of my own dark shadows of discipline to truly make a go of it to sign up for some REAL challenging events that require all of me and my focus. Get away from reading about it and...well....just doing it?  I think this year the answer is YES! Stay tuned for the announced schedule and help me stick to it!