Learning From Diana Nyad

In case you haven't heard or read about it, 64 year old Diana Nyad completed a 110 mile swim from Cuba to Florida.

At the end of this post there is a link to an excellent New York Times article which chronicles her swim.

Not surprisingly,we can learn a few things from her remarkable accomplishment.

First off, she is 64 years old, well beyond the age that most swimmers would even consider such an endeavor.
Secondly, this was her fifth attempt. As you will read in the article, her success was built on her past failures. After each unsuccessful attempt, she reassessed, made adjustments and continued on. Sound familiar?


Two things Nyad said really hit home to me:
"We should never, ever give up."
"You are never too old to chase your dreams"

Many of us think that when others achieve success it's because those people are 'special' or unusually gifted. We tend to put them in a certain class or up on a pedestal and say--"that's them, it couldn't be me, they're different. Too often, the only difference, especially in the case of older athletes like Nyad, is that they believe and have the determination and persistence that we folks haven't developed.......yet.

30 minutes continuous hill running up a 70 meter hill in the woods--Hey--when you live near the ocean you have to use whatever incline you can find. Stetching after.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/sports/nyad-completes-cuba-to-florida-swim.html?_r=0