artica's Journal, 17 April 2011

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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1035 kcal

Fat: 26.91g | Prot: 104.68g | Carb: 85.04g.   Breakfast: 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. more...

3024 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 2 hours, Resting - 14 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...