Onward...

Week two done!  This 50day Challenge has certainly been a ride so far.  This week has seen flow and free running, mentally down and out headspaces, friends, laughs and about a zillion foot steps.  I am doing my best to balance life, rest, focus, family, sleep, food and the runs themselves.  It is completely not easy but my incredibly understanding wife and those near me have been amazing.  It is a team effort and it really does take its toll on the crew.  None of this, even just 15days in, would have happened thus far without them.  Thank you. 

An interesting side effect of all this madness thus far is my brain function!  I am fairly scattered and making some weird choices.  I guess from being tired and worn out a lot of the time.  I apologise for anything I said during these 50days.  It’s actually quite hard to write currently as I don't feel like much interesting is going on!  Ha!  Well, maybe my brain just isn’t computing anything and I am just in survival mode?  Who knows?  In the coming weeks we have new staff starting at work so I will be able to step back a little, however I am also needing to get in and get our new shop fitted out so that will be interesting too!  As Tommy Rivers Puzy says ‘Rage on’.  

One thing I am learning to do is get pretty brutal with what’s important.  I need to rest.  I need to eat.  I have to work and sort the new shop.  My family needs me to be as present as I can be.  Focus on what is important right now.  Get help when I need it and fixate on running.  That is all!  Bare essentials.

All in all though, my body and metal state are pretty good.  Each day I wake up, I’m a bit creaky but good in general.  I am still excited to run, do everything I can to cover the distance I need to and reminding myself to remain present.  Tim my mate gave me the best mantra at the start of all this that I tell myself every day.  Be where your feet are.  That's all I and anyone else can do.  Control where I am right now.  Do not worry about the future, 1k down the road, tomorrow or yesterday.  Just.  Right.  Now.  That's it.

So, I apologise if the next few weeks blogs, till all this is done, is scattered and mindless.  I will just type.  Let it flow and what will be will be.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  Just me, stripped bare and doing what I can every day.  I hope your challenges are going well and life is good.  Until next week and a zillion more k’s are covered…. Consistency + Commitment