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Lead up to Adventure

13/8/2017

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Less than 2 weeks to go now!
Having more than a handful of adventures under my belt now this is becoming an all too familiar occurrence. I have this vision well in advance of an upcoming challenge.  I envision being super fit. Super ready. Super organised. Sponsors bursting out of my ears etc etc.
It's NEVER that way.  I alway manage to get injured.  I always get sick.  I'm always skint.  And I've never had sponsors.  The list goes on.

This time is no different. As I sit in bed next to a pile of snotty tissues, with frozen peas on my leg, I look through the 'to-do' list in my diary which is as long as my arm and growing.  There's five days left before I fly out.  I consider which list items can be taken off the list.  Really, they all need to happen but it's time to be ruthless.  I overcome this problem by convincing myself that I will still have time in Australia to sort out last bits.
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Wearing the vest means business
There's something about packing where I just cant do it until the last minute.  I sit and stare at piles of items that need to go in the bag but there's some kind of mysterious force that keeps them from going in until a few hours of leaving the house.  I wonder if this is similar to writers block?
Anyway, what I have learned from the experience this time is to have patience and positivity.  Watching runners pass the house from the bedroom window I feel jealous.  I watch and remember how it feels to have the air pass my face and the rythm of my feet on the ground.  The good thing is that I know this injury and illness will go and I can return to this.  A sence of gratitude comes over me and I focus on the things I can do.  I use my time to organise school talks and do fundraising.  Life is amazing and I try to make the most of every moment.
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Fantastic news is that I've reached over 18% of my fundraising target for One Girl which has really lifted my mood.  This is enough to educate more than SIX girls for a year in Uganda and Sierra Leone.  Thank you everyone!

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  • Speaker
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    • Coach Emma
  • ATHLETE
    • 7 DAY TREADY RECORD
    • 48 Treadmill Run
    • Running New Zealand
    • ElliptigOz >
      • #doitinadress
    • Youthline 24hr run
    • Australian Alpine Walking Track
    • Running across Africa
    • The Great Eskate
    • Cycling to the Dolomites
    • Freedom Trail
  • Contact