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dragonfly2

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I'm doing 28 things
  

How I did it
How to run a half marathon
It took me
12 months
It made me
Proud

How I did it: Injured my knee a few weeks before the event I was planning to enter last year and was devastated when the physio said I couldnt do it or would be risking a permanent injury. Ispent most of the year doing physio and it was more than 6 months before I was able to start running at all.This year I trained for 5 weeks off the fitness from the triathlon training and competing that I did over summer with a buddy from the gym. We did some cross … Read how I did it…

May 03, 04:26AM PDT | 0 comments


How to go running in the early morning
It took me
4 weeks
It made me

How I did it: I started walking with a friend and gradually introduced running a bit at a time. We would run to the next tree or lamp post and then walk and catch our breath and then repeat. Eventually we could make it around a 3km track without stopping. We then worked on increasing our distance slowly over a period of weeks to months.It starts to get fun after that and then you cant live without it. The first few weeks were the hardest, perserverance… Read how I did it…

Mar 18, 08:20PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to compete in a triathlon
It took me
8 weeks
It made me
proud

How I did it: I injured my knee training for a half marathon and was feeling miserable. I decided to try for a new goal -a triathlon. I was intimidated and felt that only really buff, incredibly  fit people do them. I was also worried about the swim and only rode my mountain bike occassionally (didnt even own a road bike!!)I had some baseline fitness from my running and the gym, but had put on a few kilos when injured.  So I made a goal to sw… Read how I did it…

Feb 26, 10:47PM PST | 0 comments | 5 cheers


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improve my eating habits
i am very inconsistent 6 months ago

I am capable of eating well, have done so for weeks on end and felt great, have good knowledge on how to do this -so why is it so hard? I struggle to maintain a great eating habit and fluctuate between doing well anhaving weeks of eating a lot more rubbish than I should. Food diaries have worked really well or me previously -I just eventually give up doing them and all off the wagon.

So my plan is to restart my food diary and focus on making my body feel great! I always feel so good when I eat well. Tomorrow am gonna clean out the cupboards and fridge and do a big shop for the week to get me started. Here goes….

May 03, 04:32AM PDT | 0 comments


travel to europe
setting some plans 6 months ago

There is a great tox conference for work in Bordeux France in May 2010. I think I will go to this and tag some time in Europe along with it -exciting prospect!The other option is to do the London marathn and step across from there.

May 01, 09:16PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


run a half marathon (read all 4 entries…)
1 more sleep to go! 6 months ago

So have been tapering this week and it is now the day before the big run -gee that went quick. Have had a really stressful and tiring couple of weeks at work and have not been eating well, which is a shame as I was hoping to los a couple of kg before the day rather than gain them! I also have bit of a cold which is a shit! Anyway _I kepp telling myself it is a fun run not a race on this occassion -I have endured enough pain in the triathlons and it cant hurt anymore tha that lets face it -will let you know how I go!!!

May 01, 09:09PM PDT | 0 comments


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Drive across the USA buy a PSP own my own house Lose 30 pounds enjoy life brandylien wants to Take up martial arts own a convertible play guitar stop buying stuff until i use what i already have. run with the bulls go out with sonny moore see a play at the Globe Theatre survive. simply survive the year. stop being indecisive publish a book audition for House of Payne stop being shy drink tea instead of coffee draw anime Learn Japanese nawatramani wants to travel the world SEE THE 5 CHAPTERS OF R KELL'S TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET Kail22_1991 wants to get into university be more social Write a Living Will! get a graphic design job Learn to cook more dishes make art
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