Posted by Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know by now that Desiree Linden won the Boston Marathon yesterday, in arguably some of the worst weather conditions a runner can compete in (thank you, 5439238672265th day of winter…).
Des decided early on that yesterday wasn’t her day (spoiler: it was SO her day). She thought she’d drop out due to the miserable weather and because she wasn’t feeling great. Many people would have just dropped out and made their way to a warm shower and dry clothes as quickly as possible. But Des decided to use the gas left in her tank to help others, specifically her fellow American runners.
“When you work together, you never know what’s going to happen. Helping her helped me.”
She hung back when Shalane Flanagan made a restroom stop, and offered to block the wind for her. When is the last time someone offered to block the wind for you? Whether literal or metaphorical wind, when is the last time you blocked the wind to help someone else succeed?
Not only did Desiree Linden win the Boston Marathon, she was the first American woman to do so since 1985. American women claimed seven of the top eight spots. Who run the world? BADASS WOMEN.
I’m passionate about helping others succeed, whether that means cheering them on via social media, running alongside them in a race, helping them start their own business and get their nutrition on track, or connecting with them others who can also support them in reaching their goals. It gives me so much satisfaction to see people making their dreams a reality.
I’m going to channel my inner Desiree Linden in the coming weeks and focus on how I can “block the wind” for people, even if that means helping them get out of their own way and start believing in themselves.
How do you block the wind for others?