determination demon

& this weekend I was determined to..

a) finish packing my life to move to Sydney

& b) run x2 20k's

I must have some good determination going on!

Anything is possible.. xox

Happy Easter eggs

Hoping hot cross buns filled weekends have been had & happy bunny Easter breaks have been enjoyed. Mine has been one of boxes. Boxes packed & boxes ticked. We used to do the rave dance 'big boxes, little boxes' but sadly they haven't featured in my healthy weekend!! Boxes of hot cross buns have been my rave on. & my first double up training run box completed. X2 15K's. Box. Tick. As well as boxes of belongings piled up around my house all ready to remove me from melbs. 
& this Easter weekend has seen me running along the Yarra river, my last run along this pretty path for I wonder how long a while as I've only 1 weekend left in my favourite city with my familiar river running trails. Some sunbeams sparkled on the rippling waters & through the waving branches onto my path so I felt like I was walking on sunshine ooh yeh... Luv for the long weekend... 

Friday inspo...

Happy weekend running peeps xo

movin' n groovin'

WOW WOW WOW what can I tell you about my shift in stimulations & habitations. Things are indeed a movin' & a groovin' these decisions have been put into actions hence my lack of blogging distractions for the last 2 weeks! 

I went for a luvly 10k run last week to ponder & pipe dream my future for the foreseeable. Sometimes daydreaming & visualising happens in reality. My adjudication coming in the final sprint of energy & my epiphany - to move forward, progression & succession. Life's dilemmas always can be solved when running, my rule of life!! 

My life dilemma ~

Option 1) To stay 

... in my role of fashion forecaster for a brand of which I hold dear & have given my heart, soul, blood, sweat & tears too over the past 3 years. (sounds like running 100k) A position in which I am also held in high regard & am happy & confident in my 'Sportsgirl' world. In Melbourne, a city I have come to regard as home, where I run along the river, where there are amazing vegan cafes & where I have found contentment in the world.

Option 2) To go

... to a new role as creative director of a company called 'house of quirky' when I interviewed I totally vibed from the energy & dynamism, though it's taking me out of my comfort zone & my familiar locale. A move that takes me back to Sydney (home of the most awesome coastal run) where my old friends reside & where new opportunities arise. Embracing change & excited for a new challenge I chose this option with my intuitive feelings, you've got to go with your gut. 

I'm pumped & ready for this & I really believe running gives me the focus & creative thinking processing to do such an amazing yet demanding role effectively with wellbeing of mind & body maintained.

On to the next chapter.. New beginnings & exciting times.. Namaste.

WORK HARD...

WORK HARD. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STAND OUT & TO SHINE. KEEP LEARNING EVERYDAY. GIVE OUT GOOD ENERGY TO THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE. WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT I HAD NOTHING BUT DREAMS & WILD AMBITION. I REMEMBER EATING TOAST & MARGARINE FOR MONTHS BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL I COULD AFFORD. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE KINDNESS & WISDOM FROM BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WHO TOUCH POINTED MY LIFE. IF YOU WORK HARD YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING & GREAT ANYTHINGS. STAY POSITIVE & USE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE NOW AS YOUR LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE. DO EVERYTHING WITH A GOOD HEART. TREAT PEOPLE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED YOURSELF. GIVE YOURSELF LOVE & SUPPORT. BE THANKFUL FOR THE GUIDANCE & FLOW THE UNIVERSE OFFERS YOU. & MAKE YOURSELF PROUD THROUGH YOUR WORKING HARD. OFFER LOVE & COMPASSION TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU. & WORK HARD FOR THAT EFFECT. 

By me. Today. XOX

raw eating & running

I'm thinking of a raw eating month. RAW. 
Radical. 
Action. 
Wild.
There are a few raw food restaurants in my vegan friendly vicinity which I think I can really make use of! I was inspired by this crazy cool couple.. 
What an amazing adventure, beyond inspirational, an ultimate challenge of strength & for a truly awesome cause - Animals Australia.
& in honour of the pair I'm going to follow a vitamin packed diet of rawness too. Starting from right now. 

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/running-raw-around-australia-world-records.php

give me strength!

My mam used to look up to the heavens & proposition to the sky this quotation, most likely when my brother & I were raving & misbehaving! Now I am asking the exact same - please give me strength - because I'm all out of the sacred stuff! 

I'm feeling sad. Feeling slow. Even my run to work is hard work. So after a week of wallowing I'm accepting my slump as a step back but from now on I'm making only forward motions. 

I've lost a little confidence - you're only as good as your last run so they say (they don't really I just made that up but that's just how I feel) & so I've got a plan to propel me back onto my happy fitness vibin' planet. I need a rocket up my ass!!!

So they do actually say 'it's a marathon not a sprint' (who the hell are 'they' anyway!?) & with marathon training we know you have to build, increasing the distance & dynamics each week. I am going back to basics. I'm going to start at the beginning again with a training plan that I can see results to give me my belief back.

I'm starting with PT tonight. & a speed hill set tomorrow (sounds scary but something I could smash out six weeks ago!!) I'm going to listen to my body, be attuned to my anatomical cries for help! & I'm going to get back to mountain stampede fitness slowly but surely - just like running an ultra! Hope to feel fine for a Sunday morning long(ish)run...

I've got a lot of mileage to make up - there is a 250k desert run looming in the hazy distance. I need to focus. Now where did I put my 3rd eye?

I've got to use all of my motivations to find my luv & joy for the act of running again, I know it's in there & I know when I am out on the trails again I'll find my happy place. Here's some motivation for your day from me to you & I'm looking forward to getting to the guilt free chips running days ahead!! XO