I confess. I am scared. I am sitting here trying to find the words to write and I am absolutely sh*t-f*cking-scared that this post will crash and burn. petrified that the mask will come off,… we all deserve to have lives made out of “f*cking amazing”

i did my first intervals workout this morning and I fucking loved it. in a strange, sado-masochistic kind of way. 4 x 400m run 400m at a “fast” pace walk back the same 400m do it… strange days indeed

this week’s “shit-sorter” really did some serious sorting. a genuinely inspiring lady that I “bumped into” on Facebook and knew IMMEDIATELY that I had to share her story. absolute rock-solid, cast-iron proof that NOTHING can… Krissy Schintgen – Not Fast Just Fabulous

a switch. that’s the best way I can describe it. deep inside, only accessible after completing a series of challenges, like some kind of real life adventure game. answer some riddles correctly, arrange certain objects… and all it actually needed was a switch to be thrown

a version of the video above was posted on the nmmfg facebook page recently – that version featured swimmers. I went looking for it this morning and found this, more running-appropriate version. I’m not sure… welcome to the grind

  yesterday was truly awesome. I did day 12 of the plank challenge (1 min 30 seconds) and then went for an early long run – 8km. it was supposed to be a long slow… a completely fantabulous couple of days

“so why do you think you let yourself be overweight and unfit for so many years?” it was a simple question, asked without malice, only genuine interest. I honestly didn’t know how to answer it.… dark night of the soul