Another milestone today ! I HAVE FINISHED MY FIRST EVER 10KM RACE !! BEST PART ... I FINISHED MID-PACK ! WOOO HOOO !
It was not easy to be honest, the first 5km was not too bad then around 7km i felt tired and the sun was mercilessly hot. 8.5km people started giving up/throwing up/fainting. 8.5km i was so exhausted, hit the proverbial wall...but then i figured i made it so damn far i was not going to give up. My mind somehow transformed the race into a metaphor of my life. Am i always going to quit after going most of the distance and then giving up with the end in sight when it got too hard ? NO ! I decided i would get across the finish line even if i had to crawl like a worm to get there. I made it. It might not mean much to most people, a lot of people completed in half the time it took me to do it but going from being classified as morbidly obese to running a 10km marathon... I never thought i could do it.
Which leads me to the point of the day...
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR CAPABLE OF UNLESS YOU GET OFF YOUR ASS AND START PUSHING AT YOUR PERCEIVED BOUNDARIES
And guess what...when you destroy your perceived boundaries you realize your potential is limitless...
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Vet: 26,91g | Eiwit: 104,68g | Kolhy: 85,04g.
Ontbijt: turkey hormel, coon cheddar, eggs, pura, raw oat bran, Equal Sweeteners (Aspartame) Packets. Lunch: Italian salad dressing , Baby Honey Salad leaves, kikkoman teriyaki, chicken breast. meer...
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Wandelen (Snel) - 6,5 km/h - 2 uren, Rusten - 14 uren, Slapen - 8 uren. meer...
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Wow, that is truly something you can be proud of! I'm great at starting things, not so great at finishing so I really admire your determination. Way to go!
17 apr 11 door lid: Laurael
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That's really amazing. Congrats!
17 apr 11 door lid: jurrabi
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Congratulations Artica! I love your journal posts- they're always so inspiring. Running 10km is ridiculously hard. I once ran a 5k race and almost fainted. Great job!
17 apr 11 door lid: pnoble2
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Artica, that's great news. You are a Rock Star!! You are an inspiration to all of us.
I'm training for a "Susan Koman Race for the Cure." I'm hoping to finish the 5K without needing the sag wagon. : )
18 apr 11 door lid: Cheesehead1
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Congrats! You rock! You may inspire me to try and do this as well! WOOOOT!
18 apr 11 door lid: Bookgal1977
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Thanks everyone for all the kind words and encouragement. I've still got half the way to go. We can all do it together :)
19 apr 11 door lid: artica
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