LIVE DEEPLY, TREAD LIGHTLY
“If it burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of life.” Charles Bukowski This week has been a testing week. My body is still recovering from last...
I clearly am still learning lesson no 1 from last week’s blog. This week has been particularly tough in terms of workload as well as emotionally. On Wednesday I was too tired to get up and do my recovery swim session, I opted to sleep and try and process some very sad...
This week was a building week. I started my first ‘sprint’ training session on Thursday and was humbled by it. It was a tough session. I went in with expectations of certain times I aimed to hold, and was 5-10seconds off that time, which in a 75 swim set, is far off...
This weekend I had the privilege of attending a wedding of an amazing couple that I am blessed to call my friends. The wedding was down the coast in Port Edward at a stunning lodge with large expansive lawns, surrounded by tropical foliage at the edge of an estuary. I...
Last week I developed a new strategy for my Monday morning pool sessions, sets of 100m holding a certain time with decreased rest periods over the weeks and increasing sets. I have done 2 Monday sessions and am loving them. I have a goal in mind over the next few...
I was tired this week and a few times had a fear that I was actually not better and that I really did have chronic fatigue. By Wednesday I was so tired I had to block my diary off and take a nap. Not a regular occurrence for me pre- cfs. I was relieved to hear that my...
This has been a great week. I did my first double training session in over 8 months. And I felt great! It is still surreal for me to feel so amazing all the time. To feel normal and have energy that I forgot existed! I know I keep harping on about it, but it really is...
Being away from home always makes you appreciate the things that make home yours, so much more. 3 weeks away with a team, traveling with like and unlike minded people is a long time. I have been back just under a week and I am so happy to be home. This is my first...
It has been an incredibly long week here in Congo with very little for most of the medical team to do as most of the teams had left to go back to SA. I was unable to swim because they closed the pool which was sad. I managed to do two Pilates sessions and one strength...
Being on tour, days and weeks mingle together in one big clump, so you don’t really keep track of time. It’s a bit like watching grass grow. Have you ever noticed the blades get longer as each day passes? It is only after some time that you realise you need to cut...