X trainers man! That's the way to go! And that's the way to completely screw your quads for about 2 days... I LOVE that machine!
Thinking back to the beginning of last year I am so amazed by so much that I can't believe that it's happened to me.
I can't believe that I've gotten to this point so quickly.
I can't believe that it took me sooo damn long to get here.
I can't believe that next week I will be putting my body through all kinds of hell for four days and four nights.
I can't believe that I am really looking forward to it.
I can't believe that my legs are now strong enough to actually lift 14 stone (about 196lbs).
I can't believe it took me so long to come back.
I can't believe I left.
I can't believe that I am so terrified by my adventure race but...
I can't believe that I am so exhilerated by it.
And finally...?
I just can't believe that I almost gave in when I was supposed to be strong, and I can't believe that I am almost strong enough to give up.
Just call me Cryptic Carla!
I have trained and exercised to the point where my body has said "Enough!" and gave me a lower back ache to boot. I would love to be one of those wonderfully scrawny, sinewy, lean muscle types. But alas, I am not. But this time, it's ok to be a little (well ok, a lot!) large because I know that I am also fit and can keep going on and on and on... I'm not the fastest person (hah!) but I am not the slowest person. But what I know for sure is that when other people are dropping out, I'm still going steady.
And that's my ability. Tenacity. And pacing!
This has been a rather prosaic posting - you'll have to excuse me... it's been a wonderfully long summer's day and I have been sitting outside, sizzling gently (turn over when one side is golden brown) with a lovely garnish of purring sun-loving cat sleeping on me. Ahhh... that's the life! And of course, when you are outside, looking at the beautiful clouds dancing gently in the warm breeze and you hear the whistling of the birds and the shared whispers of the trees, it kind of gets you into a very introspective mood... just before you fall asleep! Oh come on! This is me! I can only be serious and introspective for so long - before I revert to form.
I wonder if I've spent too much time in the company of Chandler from Friends?!
I saw the last episode yesterday! Oh. My. God. Never will we be subject to that nauseating voice again. Could we BE more sad at the end of an era? I am nostalgic. Each series represents a definite period in my life for the past 10 years - How YOU doin'? It's shallow, I KNOW!
I'm sorry! I couldn't help it! Their vocabulary already exists in a large part of my general conversation although, thankfully, does not form the sole basis of it. But in terms of the nostalgia, then yes. I will miss it. But hey, I missed Growing Pains too (ah, remember Kirk Cameron when he was cute?!) so I'll get over it!
And now I bid you adieu and will hopefully survive the next week enough to put a post about it in 2 weeks' time.... wish me luck!
