What a week!
Making the most of being stuck on the Coast….Kondalillia Falls
What a week it has been! The ups and downs of living in a pandemic, throwing ‘normal’ life to the wind.…
So, last week we were meant to be on holidays. I booked accommodation in northern NSW while the kids were on youth camp, so it was to be Tegs and I chilling out in nature, recharging after a manic month at work. Then, covid. We had one full time staff member in isolation and another out for a few days to make sure she didn’t have it. Holiday cancelled and I had to work to fill the gaps for the ones down and out.
We survived the week and actually had a nice time at home, working, but without the kids. We then were able to sneak away on Friday, pick the kids up and head to Mt Mullem (near Maleny) to have a couple days respite and to run Hares and Hounds. Then, nature stuck! Floods, unsafe conditions and the race cancelled. We were then stuck on the Sunshine Coast, unable to get back home. Awesome.
We actually made the most of it and had a lovely time. We ate some really good food, drunk excellent coffee and relaxed at the beach. Although it was stressful watching our phones for race updates and then traffic/road closures/openings, it was good to be with the girls. We got a stella Airbnb at Mt Coolum for the night and decided Monday morning to give the trip a chop. Well, we got home after SEVEN hours….normally a three to three and a half hour trip. What the actual heck!?
So, 2022 so far has not been ideal! I have tried to stay positive but I tell you what, I broke on New Years Eve and almost a couple of other times since. Im not sure why I am being tested in this way (I am well aware that a lot of other people have it worse!) but I trust there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe it is to make me stronger mentally? Maybe it's to learn how to behave better under significant duress? Whatever the reasons, Im still here, trying (but failing regularly at the moment) to stay positive and keep moving toward the awesomeness in my life.
Unfortunately, Hares and Hounds has been re-scheduled to this weekend and I can’t really take time off again so soon to do it. So, it is back to full gass training and to put together a solid block for Go Figure in five weeks. I am keen to be ready to smash it and Noosa Ultra Trail hard. Although it is disappointing not to get to race H&H, I am excited for the couple months ahead.
Although the start of 2022 has not been great, I strive forward. I want to do my best to not let uncontrollable circumstances affect me and continue to try and learn to rise above them. I have to tell you though, it is bloody hard! But, that is kind of the point. We learn and grow from the situations that challenge us most. I know I will be better, smarter, wiser and tougher mentally moving through this. All eyes are on September and my X-Country adventure and I can’t wait for the build to, well, build! Its going to be amazing!
I hope this finds you kicking goals at the start of 2022 and starting a little more positively than mine! Im excited to be with you through these next eight months and into what will be the biggest physical/mental challenge of my life. Much love friends, here’s to a super week and we’ll check in again next week. Consistency + Commitment
This weeks listening - LANDMVRKS new album Lost in the Waves. Super interesting and some cool songs for sure!