I Never Really Saw Myself As Unhealthy or Unfit As I Was Still Active
After having the children I found I was pretty good at hiding behind the camera.
I have been a yoyo exercise/diet person most of my life, I would exercise hard for periods, lose weight, then lose interest and gradually gain weight. My reward for exercising hard during those periods was partying hard. One year out from my 40th birthday, I made a pact with my friends that I would be fit for 40. This would require a change of lifestyle.
That picture is me... yes, it is me. I never really saw myself as unhealthy or unfit as I was still active. Now I know there’s a whole other level of fit and this time, the new fit B is here to stay.
I am so excited to finally discover there is an athlete within me. Deciding to strive for awesome, instead of average, and face my fears has given me such freedom and confidence that I have not felt before. This year I ran my first 42km marathon at the age of 42.
What has made the difference this time is setting specific goals and an awesome Personal Trainer, who started a 7am Bootcamp on Saturday morning at Raby Bay, which grew into a wonderful group of people. Sometimes a little bit of a social gathering, but a great workout that we were pushed to complete. Fun Runs became a popular goal, so what do you do, get up earlier at 6am and walk, jog or run with Kieran right beside you encouraging as always. But wait, there’s more, someone wanted to do a triathlon (I think it was Kieran), so you get up a little bit earlier at 5.30am and get on your bike to test out the course from Raby Bay to Ormiston and back, and he even made us swim in that water at Raby Bay. He’s leaving us Queenslanders now, but his legacy will be the Triathletes he has created and the lifetime friendships he has formed. He will be very missed.
Belinda Peat