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Indomitable Will~ Under Armour What’s Beautiful 3.0

May 15, 2013 By Katrina

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi

This story has been waiting to be told. I can’t tell you how many times over the past couple of years that I have sat down, coffee in hand, to write my thoughts..my deepest thoughts…about me. My dreams, my baby-step goals, my plans for what I want to accomplish in this short life we are gifted, and more importantly, my reasons.

And now, thanks to Under Armour and Fitfluential, I have that open door just waiting to walk through.

First, let’s talk about What’s Beautiful 3.0.

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Under Armour is on a mission to redefine the female athlete. They are asking women everywhere to think hard, set goals, HUGE GOALS, and then go out there and ACHIEVE those goals. Along the way, they want to see the process.  They want to see real women doing real things. By asking us to “redefine” the female athlete, I’m going on the assumption that they want to see proof that women=strong and strong=beautiful. And I’m glad to accept that challenge. Below are the details.

  •  Sign Up
  • Set a Goal (or GOALS!)
  • Spend the next few weeks working your tail off to reach those goals and document the details.
  • Along the way, support and inspire the community.
  • Aim high to be one of the 3 finalists to attend a retreat in Costa Rica.
  • For a quick demo, check out this video link. What’s Beautiful 3.0
  • Use the hashtags #whatsbeautiful and #IWILL in social media
  • Follow @UAWomen on Twitter and Facebook.

Also, I have my athlete page set with my goals.

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Now, let’s talk about why me and why now?

For the past couple of years, I’ve been in a holding pattern, to put it in simple terms. My husband and I were finally settled in a place we love, close enough to family, and financially secure. It was time to start a family. I never stopped being active, but I didn’t put 100% of my focus on my health and fitness goals. The only one I really went after with relentless in-your-face effort was my marathon. And I got it! It was one of the happiest days of my life and I was blessed to share that day with my family.  After that day, Stephen and I talked and decided it was really time to “get serious” about starting our family. My age and health risks put me in a higher risk category for carrying a child and we didn’t want to waste any more time. I put my fitness goals on the back burner because I knew that I needed to be extremely careful if I were to get pregnant. I also let some depression and comfort eating take over and gained weight, neither of which is helpful for conception.

Long, detailed story now short: After almost 3 years, the doctors agree that children are not possible.

And so beginning in January 2013, I decided I have 2 choices:

  • Stay in the rut I had dug for myself after hearing the news.
  • Pull myself up by my bootstraps and keep walking.

I decided it’s time to lay down some serious goals for me. I want another marathon. I want an ultra-marathon. I want Pike’s Peak. I want those CrossFit skills like pull-ups, handstands, muscle ups. I want to conquer the fear of the jump box. I want to PR in the 5K again.

I want so much more for me than just “failed at being a parent”.

I don’t want to  waste the gifts of time and opportunity that I have been given.

I want to be better than yesterday. I want to treat each day as a gift and refuse to let it pass by doing nothing.

Why?

Because to me, that is What’s Beautiful.

  • It’s not how I look in my running shoes.
  • It’s not how “thin” I am.
  • It’s not a hair color, body type, or “thigh gap”

It’s how I treat my body and use it to be a better person for my community.

It’s how I take on this journey down a new path now that the path to being a mother has been blocked. One dream is gone. Others are waiting.

And how will I get there?

INDOMITABLE WILL

#IWILL

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  1. Maureen says

    May 16, 2013 at 7:32 am

    I am touched & inspired by your story. For me, having children is nearly impossible {IVF is our ONLY option, and it’s not an option I am personally comfortable with}, so I too had to march on and continue living my life. If you ever need someone to chat with, please feel free to e-mail me. 🙂

    • Katrina says

      May 16, 2013 at 9:36 pm

      Thank you so much for reaching out. We ruled out IVF as well. I’m coming to terms with it and turning the focus to a wider variety of goals is helping. 🙂

  2. Lisa (Mom to Marathon) says

    May 16, 2013 at 10:09 am

    Very inspiring post! I am looking forward to following your journey. Pike’s Peak is on my list too! 2014? let’s do it!

    • Katrina says

      May 16, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      I love that plan! We are heading back to CO in a couple of weeks and we always go to Co. Springs first so we can look at the Peak.

  3. Sarah Jane @Fit Betty says

    May 16, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Great post! I hope you can find emotional healing during this tough time 🙂 Are you in Colorado? I am in Wyoming and training for my first trail marathon in Jackson, WY! I hiked Pike’s Peak when I was a teenager and I thought it was crazy for people to do a marathon up the mountain then – but now it sounds fun!

  4. Katrina says

    May 16, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    No, we live in AL but vacation in CO for the past 4 years in the summer. We extended our trip to Jackson, WY 2 years ago. it was the summer of “late spring snow” and the ice and snow at Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons was BEAUTIFUL to these flatlanders in the south. Some of my best photography memories are from that week in WY. Gorgeous state. These are times when I absolutely love blogging. I look back at vacation posts and relive the details. 😀 Thank you so much for stopping by!

  5. AlexandraFunFit says

    May 17, 2013 at 1:34 am

    I disagree. You didn’t fail at being a parent. You failed at conceiving. The first means you did a bad job. The second is out of your control. You succeeded in desire, goal-setting and patience, all of which are necessary attributes for parenting, so I’m sure you would have been good at it. I’m sad that you won’t achieve your wish to have a baby. I hope your new direction helps you find consolation and new dreams.

    • Katrina says

      May 17, 2013 at 11:41 am

      I do see in black and white, the difference between the two. Hopefully with time, I’ll cope with it better. Thanks for the support 🙂

  6. Kelly @ Cupcake Kelly's says

    May 17, 2013 at 10:12 am

    Thank you for sharing your story. What an inspiration you are.

    • Katrina says

      May 17, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Thanks, Kelly. 🙂

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