55 Miles in 3 days

"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind."
- Rumi

While riding my bike home last night, I felt a bit sluggish, like my body was screaming for a rest. My ankle and leg was hurting, and my arms were shaking a bit. There was even a time when I felt like stopping and rest on the side of the road. Even though I only had a mile to go, I felt really exhausted. But in my mind, I wouldn't give up... my body can give up on me, but I refuse to allow my mind to give up. When I was 18, and I was pushing for the top of the class before I graduated from High School... I wanted to be the best in my mind, heart, and soul... I refused to allow anyone else to be better than me.

I want to reclaim that which I lost and I guess I'm unwilling to allow anything to deny me the victory that I crave and desire. In the past, maybe I allowed people to dictate to me how far I could go. Maybe I was just too kind and respectful, instead of just simply pushing myself farther and harder to be where I want to be in this world.

So everyday, I push my body to the limits so that it can be as strong as my mind. Yesterday, when my body was starting to give up, I kept myself from giving up by telling myself why I'm doing this, who I'm doing it for, and why it's important not to give up.

Today, I didn't ride my bike... I was too exhausted last night and I felt like I needed to give my body a rest. I mean, I had done 55 miles in 3 days which is literally a new record for me. But I'll keep pushing myself though, I can't wait until I've reached 90 miles in 5 days... but I have to cautious and not push myself more than my body is able to go.