MY FAT CHANCE

Guess what I start training for today?

Yep. Bournemouth Marathon. 6th of October, lets do this.

Dear PEIGH

Since I started MY FAT CHANCE back in 2010 I always wanted to inspire and motivate other young men like me. Ones that were chubby or simply unhealthy and wanted to change. It’s been a tremendous journey that moves me deeply when I think about some of the people that have simply said ‘thank you’ to me. It’s very humbling.

I have also seen many people simply say that they were going to get involved, you know - Dream Sellers (copyright Shameek). They come and go but I’m always here to offer help if they ever do come around.

Last winter I changed my ‘MY FAT STORY’ part of the blog, to freshen it up and the following week Peigh told me that he read it and he was ready to change! I’ve always believed in Peigh and thought that he could get a sub 01:45 half marathon and I cheered him on for all of his races from last year but it eluded him (this was in the first half of 2012).

After that he unfortunately got injured and faced 5 months on the side line from running. Peigh has been chubby since I have known him and we all know what injury can do to us, it’s easier to be on the sofa than the race track when injured for sure.

He didn’t quit though, he found something else that would work for him. He started swimming again, boxing, and eating right all the time. Peigh’s not chubby anymore. Peigh is athletic and strong. Peigh is someone that motivates me to do more and be better. Peigh is not a Dream Seller. Peigh is a swimmer. Peigh is a boxer. Peigh is a traithlete and Peigh is my friend.

Thank you PEIGH for taking your fitness to the next level and above all else, well done. I know that I am not alone when I say that I am proud of you and what you have achieved recently.

Peace. Love Unity. Peigh.

My Week

My week finished on Sunday at 2am in Shoreditch, good stuff! It was my best friends birthday so we made the most of Saturday. Mondays fuel is surprisingly high considering I didn’t run. Training was good, I ran with Cheetah’s at Run Dem and felt surprisingly good.This means my confidence is returning before marathon training!

Wednesday with the Wick Runners included a speedy 5k and talking all things crew. Check out the site here > rdcy-hackney.tumblr.com <.

Unfortunately I couldn’t make track last week but made up with it by swimming on Friday AND Saturday with Swim Dem Crew and then meeting up with Jake afterwards for a run. My legs felt like jelly. Everytime I have ran after a swim it’s put me off the thought of a triathlon…

Anyway, back to this week. It started well enough, I swam 2600 meters for the first time this year! I also smashed my heel on the swimming wall in the process, so no Run Dem yesterday.

Today is a new day and one with less bruising on my bone (?) 

Nosebleeds

I have suffered from nosebleeds all of my life and had them frequently since I was a wee lad. In the last 2 years though I have got them in what can only be described as ‘clusters’ you know, 3 or 4 in a day for a couple of weeks and then back to normal.

It’s really annoying, I got so many on Sunday that I had to miss Monday at work and didn’t feel good again till about 4pm. I really wanted to have a fresh, nosebleed free start today and hit the pool but NO! Another big nosebleed on Monday night.

I’m getting a referral to see a specialist tomorrow from my doc to get to the bottom of the issue. Cautery has been suggested and I may go for that but reading up on the horror stories gives me chills! Hopefully by this time next week I have some answers :(

Breaking The Cycle

In the last 5 or so weeks I have been in a massive rut. I have ran roughly the same amount of distance every week and not been doing my military training. Living in a cycle easier, I think it’s always easier to sit down rather than get up. Easier to do the same rather than change. That’s fine for some but not me. The problem is that as easy as it is to sit around and be bored it’s really, really hard to drag yourself up. Hard to make that change.

I want to break it though. I am nowhere near my peak. I know that I can run faster, swim stronger and work harder, I just need to make those important steps in the right direction.

I did it before in August of 2010 to be exact which was when I created this blog. I can get out of this cycle. I lost five stone in the process last time. I know that I can do it again and lose more weight, get stronger, get faster and be happier. Lets do this!