A month has passed...

Jeepers I am a slacker... Rather than having nothing to say there has been too much. But that is all in the past, no point playing catch up.

Two things to talk about today.

I started a "Fat Chick Yoga" class today. Well, they don't actually call it fat chick yoga, that is my spin on it. It is called "Plus Sized Yoga". I have always wanted to do yoga but have always shied away thinking my size would make it difficult. So when this popped up, I was over the moon.

Only 3 people turned up, although 6 paid their deposit. Hopefully more come next week. She took us through some basic poses and breathing exercises, very gently, and teaching us how to modify them for our size.

Can I just say - I LOVED it! It was absolutely incredible. It felt amazing - although I am getting sore now and there is a chance I will not be able to move tomorrow. :) I was so surprised at how much of my flexibility I have retained from my dancing days. I was the biggest person there, but also the most flexible, so that made me feel pretty good. There was only one pose I did not attempt and that was because it was over extending the Achilles, so I did it on my right leg but not my left. But my Achilles did not hurt in any of the poses at all so I was thrilled with that. Unfortunately there is no class next week, but I can not wait for the next class.

The other news is something I have hinted at before.

As you know I am now an Ambassador for the Cancer Council of SA. My goal in taking in this role was to do a big fundraiser. I came up with the idea a few months ago and have been trying to work out if it is "doable".

Well, I have decided that it is, so I am going to go for it.

My goal is to raise $20,000 and to do that I have put together a team of 8 people. 6 of us (3 men and 3 women) are going to ride our bikes from Alice Springs to Adelaide (1550kms) in August 2013. The other 2 team members will be out support crew. As a team we are planning on doing 10 months of intensive fundraising during which time I want to raise a minimum of $20,000 and raise a whole lot more awareness for the Cancer Council and the work they do.

I have 5 definitely riders and 1 definite support crew already, with other people currently considering whether or not they will be involved. I am starting my training this week, since I am basically starting from scratch. The others will determine based on their own fitness when they feel the best time to start their own training will be.

I am excited, but also terrified. The logistics alone is a bit overwhelming. Add to that the thought of riding 1500kms in 12 days, and I am silently freaking out. But I will do this.

I will keep my other blog - http://ridingwithareason.blogspot.com/ - updated with my training and fundraising etc, but will also let you know here when that gets updated.

Hopefully it is less than a month before I see you all again. I do want to get back to my blogging. I miss you all. :)

xox

Fitness Goals

It is time to focus and set some winter goals for myself. As always I have been inspired by Mel over at Tri Hard to Triathlete. She is an incredible force and I have decided to take a leaf out of her book, get off my ass, and do something.

So I have decided that by the end of winter (10 weeks and 5 days away) I want to have achieved 5 things. They are:

1) Run 2kms in under 15 minutes – still slow, but significantly faster than I am doing now.
2) Run 5kms without stopping – any speed
3) Ride 1000kms – seems like a lot but is less than 100 kms per week
4) Lose 10 kgs – I will take this Mondays weigh in as my starting point
5) Attended 5 x beginner Yoga classes

Rather than checking in in the main part of my blog, I have set up a goal checklist in the sidebar. I will update it as things happen and report when major milestones are reached. It is a massive undertaking, but to be honest I need something to focus my energy on with everything that has been happening.

I will do a 2km run in the next few days to get my baseline. I will get back on the bike as of Friday. Yoga starts this Saturday. Junk food going in the bin.

My time is NOW!

xox

I love Long Weekends

Well, the weekend is nearly upon us and it is a Long Weekend over here.  Three glorious days of no work.  What to do, what to do....  LOL

Ross is actually working most of the weekend (we are hoping he has Monday off but won't know until Sunday night) so I am on my own.  I have some loose plans.  I am thinking of trying a beginner Yoga class tomorrow morning.  The closer I get to it though, the scarder (is that a word?) I get...  I haven't exercised in a few weeks and haven't stretched and bent in more years than I care to remember....  I have wanted to do it for ages, but now it is getting closer I am concerned I will chicken out.

After that I am thinking of catching the train down to see my Grandma in the Nursing Home.  She has been there for a while and I haven't visited yet.  We don't really get along, but for some reason I feel I need to visit now.

Sunday Mum and I are going for a walk through Botanic Gardens in the morning with our cameras.  I am hoping that there will be lots of birdies flying around. 

I am going to spend the afternoon getting my Facebook page organised for my new cards business.  Yes, I am finally getting started on this after talking about it for a year and a half.  I am going to start with a Facebook fan page and see if that is successful.  If not, I will have a re-think.

Monday - who knows.  It will depend on Ross's movements.  I do need to fit a run and a ride in there somewhere.  Actually, I might ride into the city to meet Mum on Sunday.  That will take care of that!  Who knows.  It is nice not to HAVE to do anything for a few days.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, be it a long one or a regular sized one!

xox