As we approach our 10-Year Anniversary of the opening of Cocoa West, I've been thinking a
lot about...
Goals
Every dream, every plan, every goal starts with some little seed of an idea. The idea seed
blows in from somewhere,anywhere, who knows where, but it arrives. Sometimes it stays
as a seed for a long time, perhaps even too long, but other times it bursts forth immediately
and begins to grow. The plans begin to form.
Now there is of course a difference between dreams and goals. Goals are dreams with a
deadline. Dreaming is fun, but we know most people's dreams will not come true. On the
other hand most peoples goals can be reached. The challenge is knowing what the goal is,
acknowledging it and helping it to germinate by setting a deadline.
Where am I going with this?
Well on Friday June 22 Carlos and I are headed up to Whistler BC with 17 other people
we know, and approximately 14,000 people we don't know. 17 of us are on a team, The Big
Kahunas! We all have at least one thing in common: to reach our goal. To complete and
survive The Tough Mudder.
What is it? Look it up, watch the video and get the gist if you are unfamiliar with the Tough
Mudder. I believe this is the first time this Mudder will happen in Whistler. In the Olympic
Park where it is being held, we have been told to expect winter conditions. But back to the
seed. Fawn, co-owner of The Gym on Bowen Island mentioned the tough Mudder to me back
in March, perhaps February. She had signed on with a friend's team and was all excited. I
came home from my pilates class, looked it up and showed it to Carlos who at the time was
sick in bed and not the least bit interested in watching it. Carlos and I are active people, I
have been going to The Gym for perhaps four years, Carlos has been doing Tae Kwon Do
for nine years, and for the last six months he has joined me in my workouts at The Gym.
His gym training began with another seed, the idea that he would test for his Third Dan
in TKD. So when Fawn first mentioned the Mudder we were already training for the Third
Dan test.
Several days later when Fawn mentioned the Tough Mudder again to Carlos (who was
feeling much, much better) he said "we're in". Two things I need to point out at this
junction is one he said 'we' and two he had still not seen the Tough Mudder promotional
video!
The Tough Mudder idea seed sprouted and grew, I started running again, Carlos also took
up running, we have climbedup Bowen's Mount Gardner with Tim (fellow Mudder), and
also the Grouse Grind (for me it has been 10 years, and for Carlos it was his first time).
[Side note for anyone interested besides myself that my time was only 10 minutes off when
I was 10 years younger. Yay!]
We are as fit as we are going to be, we have worked hard, and now we face judgement
day on Saturday. Often we tell ourselves, we cannot do something, or that we are now too
old, yet I am constantly amazed at those that are older than me doing impressive things.
I think the weakest link in my training – has been not drinking beer for the party afterwards.
Wish us luck.
Joanne
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