With hard work comes great reward!

After another crazy week, and a terrible nights rest,

today I proved to myself once again that I can do anything I put my mind to!

I was set to run a 10km race this morning, but quite honestly,

I did not feel like I had trained enough for it.

I had not really gone for a proper run since my last 6km race mid-February.

Last race, I did 6 kms averaging at about 5 mins a km.

Today, I did 10 kms, again, averaging at about 5 mins a km.

I was amazed to know that I could finish 10 kms under 1 hour

(even with the small hills that seemed to kill my speed and energy).

So here are my results:

Time: 51:46

119^th out of 348 runners (males and females of all ages)

61^st out of 205 (adults 18-39)

20^th out of 134 (females of all ages)

12^th out of 86 (females 18-39)

It has now been 2 months since I began paying more attention to my fitness levels

and setting fitness goals for myself.

Just as of lately, I’ve been working out 3 times a week with my trainer at the gym,

and I have been practicing and playing soccer 2 times a week.

I could not be happier with how far I’ve come!

Now, it’s time to reward myself for all my hard work!

I’m off to Sri Lanka for a week!

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