Don't give up on your dreams

So my swim did not go as planned.......but I have to know that there was more to it then just a swim.
The friday night before the race I found out that it was a run/swim. Great you had to run from the start line to a buoy way down on the beach then you do one lap in the sea then get out run to another bouy and then get back into the sea and swim another lap, get out and run to the finish line, well if anyone knows me you would know I can't run. I felt defeated before the day was even on us.

All ended in disaster when the weather reek havoc and the wind was nearly 40 knots the sea was crazy and I just was wondering what am I doing. Megan and I devised a plan that she would be my runner. So I waited by the first buoy and soon Megan came running. Getting into the sea was nearly impossible and I kept being smashed by the waves. I kept trying i probably swallowed more sea water then a should have and I wanted to give up, Megan my dear friend kept saying come on Cath you nearly out of the waves and to the first buoy. After a mean fight to get to the first buoy, I was told to get out of the water :(

I walked away feeling a lot of stuff and spent the day wading through my head.
But lets leave it with this song from Rod Stewart -

ROD STEWART
"Never Give Up On A Dream"

(Rod Stewart, Bernie Taupin / Jim Cregan)

If there's doubt and you're cold,
don't you worry what the future holds.
We've gotta have heroes to teach us all
to never give up on a dream.

Claim the road, touch the sun,
no force on earth could stop you run.
When your heart bursts like the sun
never never give up on a dream.

Shadows fall, daylight dies,
freedom never got a place to hide.
Search forever photo finish line
but never give up on your dream.

Crazy notions fill your head,
you gotta break all the records set.
Push yourself until the end
but don't you ever give up on your dream.

Now listen to me
you don't need no restrictions yeah
Oh, sing it again
you can't live on sympathy.
You just need to go the distance,
oh the distance
that's all you need to be free,
to be free, to be free, to be free.

Sing a song for me children
you don't need no restrictions yeah
you can't live on sympathy.
You just need to go the distance,
that's all you need to be free,

Now listen to me!
Inspiring all to never lose,
it'll take a long long time before they fill your shoes
it'll take somebody, somebody, who's lot like you
who never gave up on a dream.
No, you never gave up on a dream
no, you never gave up on a dream.

You never, never, never,
never gave up on a dream.