I have started and deleted this blog SO many times ... I have a dream .....

I have started and deleted this blog a lot over the past 3 years.  Here I go again!  :)
Friday 13th November 2015

I am now 42 years old and after dropping 30 kilos from 2007 to 2012, I managed to put 25 kilos back on since then!  :(

 October 2007

 About October 2012

In Feb 2014 I completed 16km at The Hilliary event in Auckland.  Was feeling so good.  

In May 2014 I completed the Rotorua Marathon in 6 hours 17 minutes and was injuried at the time and ended up more injuried!  :(

In early 2015 I completed leg 2 of the Tararewa Ultramarathon in about 3 1/2 hours.  10 of the 25kgs since 2012 has been put on since TUM in Feb 2015!!!!!  Bugger.    It's now November 2015 - 10 months after TUM (team TUM as I call it - the "#crazyexcited" team).    

:(  I am nearly back to my original 'before' weight.  :(  However I am sick of my weight being the measure of success!   I am stronger and healthier than I was then, so I need to move on from 'that'... and so here goes .....


I HAVE A DREAM (well, probably 4 personal dreams currently - more on the other 3 later - all about 'me becoming me') ... today's goal to state is "to complete an ultramarathon(s) before the end of Nov 2016".
I want to do the Tararewa 50km in Nov 2016 and the 60km at Tararewa in Feb 2017...... yesterday I walked/ran (struggled) through 7.8km in 1hr 15mins!    :)

I want to use this blog to record my progress and keep me on track.  I have reached out to Kerris Browne (Jogging the Powerpoles - Rotorua based) for some assistance and guidance.  This weekend is the 2015 Tararewa Ultramarathon and so therefore I have 12 months to my huge goal.