Yesterday I took part in another awesome trail run organised by WildTrail.

I completely tanked

It was exactly two weeks since I did the Impi Challenge.  I spent a few days taking some much-needed recovery after the battering my body took.  So I had only run twice since then.  Probably not a good thing but anyway.

So I lined up with the other 10km runners to tackle the undulating route awaiting us. Around 3km into the run my nemesis paid me a visit.  I have been battling with a niggle/injury for a few weeks and after half a dozen physio treatments, stretches and exercises I am still not winning.  This time the little bastard of an injury was so painful around 4km that I had to walk and bailed on the 10km route.  I joined the 6km pack and finished the last two kays walking. I was and still am GUTTED!

During this walking time, I reflected and I realised that I have come along in the last few months from a fitness and health prospective and that I still have along way to go. I got very frustrated with myself.  “Come on, you can’t even finish a 10km trail run” is what I said to myself and then I quickly remembered Impi Challenge, the handful of road races and trail races that I have finished.  My sessions at Run/Walk for Life and how much healthier I look and feel having lost around 10kg’s and dozens of centimetres.

On the drive back from Cullinan, I was bbm’ing my coach, mentor and the man who inspired me to change my lifestyle from fat to fit (I wasn’t the driver, I was the passenger).  He assured me that I am on track and will accomplish the goals that I have set out for myself and that I must chill.  My body needs time to adjust from over 26 years of being lazy and not doing any exercise.  I have accomplished a lot since October 2011 and although there is still more to do, I will get there.

My problem is that I want things to happen almost immediately.  No! I don’t mean I want instant gratification but after about 6 months of training, I was expecting to be at a certain level.  So I went back to my notes that I had written down from when I started in October 2011 and where I want to be in 3 months, 6 months, 12 months etc.  The surprise was great, I am on track (slightly ahead actually) and I should just be proud of myself.  That is a strange feeling, proud of myself…..

There is around 90 days to my goal, 90 days to train, 90 days to ensure that both phyiscally and mentally I am ready to achieve what I had set as my first half marathon.

The support I have had from you guys, readers of my blog, friends on Facebook, pals on Twitter and tjom’s on BBM has kept me going and kept me inspired.  Hearing about your races, your triumphs, your battles and your stories is what I drives me and motivates me each and everyday.

To end off this post, I am using an image that was shared with me by a new friend.  She is going through a tremendously tough time at the moment but still stays positive and her fighting spirit inspires me each and everyday!