2011 was an interesting year.
So far as life goes there was the usual ups and downs as everyone has but in the area of fitness it really was an evolving beast.
I wouldn’t say I’m an athlete but the events I entered probably put me in some category, what I’m not sure? And while I finished these events I wouldn’t say there was any real improvement in my overall results. 2010 I lost a stack of weight through running and Optifast’ing. 117kg down to an average of 94kg was an awesome result and a lot of friends noticed the difference, and my 2011 New Year’s resolution was to enter and run in a lot of events to really hammer home the new me to everyone.
Come 2011 and I entered and ran in the following events;
- Sun Run
- Canberra 1/2 marathon
- Sydney 1/2 marathon
- The Great Nosh Footrace
- Gold Coast 1/2 marathon
- City 2 Surf
- Sydney marathon
Looking at that list I’m very proud of the effort but there is the underlying shame that I didn’t train enough to really give myself ‘the warm and fuzzies’ within myself. I went through 2011 jumping around 95-98kg and when the tonne crept up I nailed some Optifast for a week, and half arsed trained for the next event and away I went.
At The Great Nosh Footrace I met a husband and wife that had just come back from a holiday in England where they spent it walking Hadrian’s Wall. I forgot their names but the man said that if I liked this race I should look in to the Six Foot Track race, a thought that has stuck in my head and one that has inspired me for 2012 and beyond.
2013 Six Foot Track!
I’m looking forward to 2012 with a new challenge and a goal that I need to qualify for.
-Wastey
102.9kg.
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