It’s a good sign my trainers are wearing out, we are in week 8 of them and they are almost done. The miles that these have run, the hills that they have climbed, the workouts at the gym and in my back garden, have all been done for a reason.
Every time I’ve put them on, I’ve done it with new urgency. I know there’s been immense pressure to get you fired up through our films, messaging and leading by example.
We had a difficult first week, with some of you struggling to get going, feeling the paralysis and fear of the virus, which is natural.
The day by day approach rather than worrying about the whole 3 week period has been a great recipe for calmness of the mind.
When I just heard there will be another 3 weeks, it’s natural for me and for many of you to feel your heart sink. 3 WEEKS sounds a lot again, but we have done 3 weeks as of NOW already.
Lots of you are hammering our workouts, loving the challenges that they are producing, and you find it the best way to cope with the stress and anxiety that lockdown can bring.
Your resourcefulness though and resilience has stood out for me. Your ability to grind it out and actually improve has impressed me deeply.
The hills I run have become easier because of the response you have given, the workouts at the gym have gone up a couple of levels because I can feel the passion you are throwing at them, and I’m feeling that deep energy.
It maybe back to taking one day at a time for a short time again, but realise we have already DONE 3 weeks, we have found new things out about ourselves, we are tougher than we ever thought and we have a deeper appreciation for all the best things in life which turn out to be free.
We have done the hard part, so look forward to going forward with the wind at our BACKS for a change and thrive on getting better, and appreciating great things that are undoubtedly coming.
