Progress...
Well, our first school Christmas Holidays are in full swing. It has been a busy week with a trip to the beach nearly every day, finishing my uni work for the term (YEAH BABY!) and a heavy week of training. All good things.On a personal note, I have trained really hard for the upcoming Hares and Hounds and it will be interesting to see how I go. I have included the most variety in my training for a long time and Im hoping it pays off.One area that continues to be a block for what I believe could lead to me seeing some real success is my diet and weight loss. I know most people think that I probably don't have a lot of weight to lose but when it comes to ultra endurance sports, every kilo counts. I feel like this has been a constant lingering weight around my neck (pun intended) for a long time now. I lost over 20kg since my beef cake days (and yes, pun intended again!), but have been hovering around this same weight for a number of years now.I know, from all the reading and study I have done that I have a ways to go. I am at constant battle within my mind of knowing intellectually how to eat optimally, and my flesh continually hijacking my knowledge. I know I am on a journey and that I am a ways along it and currently going through a book called Unhooked by Laura Dawn which is SUPER interesting and hits SUPER close to home.I am well aware of my limitations and struggles and constantly working to overcome and improve them. I am in the process of setting specific goals for 2016 and I look forward to progress in this area being one of my major areas of improvement. I truly believe that this would unlock some reasonable amounts of un-tapped speed and success in my training and racing. Time will tell.So, I reach this point of the year, under a week till Christmas with a heck load more knowledge about myself and healthy living in general and look forward to ripping in and seeing exciting things happen in the coming months.I hope and pray this blog finds you all well and safe leading up to Christmas. I know you all have different beliefs and understanding of what this time of year means but in all honesty, I personally believe it is the time we celebrate Jesus birth. As a Christian it is a special time and while I get jaded at times at the commercialism, I always try to remember the reason for the season. I pray you all have a blessed, safe and fun Christmas with your family and loved ones and Ill blog y'all after the big day! Much love. Namaste!