10/01/2019
A true winner
Mazal tov to our amazing Beatie Deutsch won the Tiberias marathon last week - first orthodox mum of 5 to win!
Let us share her beautiful words:
"The Anatomy of a PR -- I'm going to mimic the incredible and share some of my reflections from the Teveria marathon, where I set a 27 minute PR and finished in 2:42. Before I ran this race, my coach warned me not to start increasing my speed until the 30 km mark. In fact, "Oy Vey" she admonished me... if I even dare push the pace too early. The plan was to stay at 4 min/km and finish in 2:48 but secretly I was hoping to break 2:45. When I realized I was not the first woman, and I had just hit the halfway point, I made the decision to take a risk and start going a little faster. Even though I hadn't yet reached 30 km, I felt I had nothing to lose since the 3rd place woman had already fallen behind. Yet in that moment when I plunged forward, and began to run harder to catch up to the next person in the distance, I was also filled with fear. What if I didn't have as much energy as I thought? What if I burned out early? How was I going to keep this up for another 20 kilometers. My coach's warning kept ringing in my ears....what if my crazy plan failed me??? Before I could let the doubt overcome me, I realized that I needed to believe. And I remembered the words I have often repeated to myself -- "FEAR HOLDS US BACK, BELIEF PROPELS US FORWARD" I let go of the fear, I shook off the self-doubt and I charged forward, believing that with Hashem's help, I could make it.
I think that if you look at people who have achieved success in life, you'll see this common thread in their stories -- they weren't afraid to take risks, they jumped into something even if the water was above their head...they believed in their dream and vision and ran with it. I'm glad I rose above my fear, conquered the voices in my head, and chose to take that leap.
Also personal disclaimer -- life is so so much more than winning races, or becoming 'famous' Your self-worth will never be defined by how fast you run, how many followers you have, or how many medals you've won. The only thing that truly defines us is the choices we make to expand our self. At the end of my life, that's the only thing I am going to take with me and I'm here to develop my soul to it's fullest. ❤️"
