Is it wise to stay in your own comfort zone or, should you step out? Our comfort zone is a place where we feel comfortable, where we feel secure, and where we know what to expect. ‘If you're in a comfort zone, afraid to venture out, remember that all winners were at one time filled with doubt,’ Author Unknown, from My Comfort Zone.
On Saturday, September 6, 2008 Innovative Fitness partnered with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice for the inaugural Adventure Challenge fitness fundraising event. The three-part race comprised of kayaking, mountain biking and trail running challenged participants both physically and mentally all while supporting the Hospice. Each individual had to raise a minimum $1000.00 in pledges for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, with all proceeds directly benefiting the children and families - as a team, Innovative Fitness managed to raise over $200,000.00 in pledges!
For one team in particular, this event was truly more about the journey than the destination. Aside from the incredible privilege of raising money for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and the unbelievable support from our donors we had the opportunity to not only find one another, but to find ourselves.
This team’s story started back in June 2008 when I enlisted 3 women to join me on the short course which was comprised of a 4KM kayak, 20KM mountain bike, and a 5KM trail run. They agreed and that was the beginning of the Tight Ends.
Three members of my team had never kayaked before and two out of the four had never been on a mountain bike for any length of time. They showed up to the first mountain bike training clinic with their borrowed bikes in tow, along with a healthy dose of fear and a little bit of trepidation.
They made the decision at that point that they were not going to let fear get the better of them; they were going to go for it. One of them can now claim victory for overcoming her fear which would have kept her from discovering a new passion and the other a victory over self - allowing her to start thinking about the next chapter of her life and wanting it to be filled with many more athletic endeavors and challenges.
To borrow from a cliché, this was one destination that was truly more about the journey. Aside from the incredible privilege of raising money for Canuck Place and the unbelievable support from everyone associated with this event we found out some cool things about each other and more importantly about ourselves along the way.
So in the words of Brian Tracy, ‘Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.’
On Saturday, September 6, 2008 Innovative Fitness partnered with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice for the inaugural Adventure Challenge fitness fundraising event. The three-part race comprised of kayaking, mountain biking and trail running challenged participants both physically and mentally all while supporting the Hospice. Each individual had to raise a minimum $1000.00 in pledges for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, with all proceeds directly benefiting the children and families - as a team, Innovative Fitness managed to raise over $200,000.00 in pledges!
For one team in particular, this event was truly more about the journey than the destination. Aside from the incredible privilege of raising money for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and the unbelievable support from our donors we had the opportunity to not only find one another, but to find ourselves.
This team’s story started back in June 2008 when I enlisted 3 women to join me on the short course which was comprised of a 4KM kayak, 20KM mountain bike, and a 5KM trail run. They agreed and that was the beginning of the Tight Ends.
Three members of my team had never kayaked before and two out of the four had never been on a mountain bike for any length of time. They showed up to the first mountain bike training clinic with their borrowed bikes in tow, along with a healthy dose of fear and a little bit of trepidation.
They made the decision at that point that they were not going to let fear get the better of them; they were going to go for it. One of them can now claim victory for overcoming her fear which would have kept her from discovering a new passion and the other a victory over self - allowing her to start thinking about the next chapter of her life and wanting it to be filled with many more athletic endeavors and challenges.
To borrow from a cliché, this was one destination that was truly more about the journey. Aside from the incredible privilege of raising money for Canuck Place and the unbelievable support from everyone associated with this event we found out some cool things about each other and more importantly about ourselves along the way.
So in the words of Brian Tracy, ‘Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.’
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