Weigh in | Official MM photo

Weigh in: 135.9kgs. 27.1kgs lost.

 

Mike bought me one of the photos they took of me at MM! You can get yours at marathon-photos.com, it’s more than likely you have some I bet. Plus they have videos of you crossing the finish line, yay! Mike says I look really fit. I laughed it off, not really thinking the same. But I like thinking that he thinks that, hahaha.

So I wanted to share.Look puffed, dark circles under my eyes, legs burning and loving every minute of it!

Itching to move

I’m feeling a little bit excited. I’ve been reading over the blogs, the forums, looking at all the photos (I love the photos) of the Melbourne Marathon. I love reading about people’s journeys, their experiences.

When I saw Frankie at Transport yesterday we mentioned next year and he said “10k!”. He’s absolutely right. This time next year I want to be doing 10k minimum. Possibly even the half, if things go to plan. But 10ks, I’m so ready to move on to that. I’ve been doing 5kms on and off for a while, but trying to get in at least one 5k a week, whether I run the whole way through or not. But now I’m getting in my 5kms three times a week I think maybe I should try and up it to 8k once a week. This is, of course, once I get into my regular exercise patterns.

The doc said today I can get back into swimming and biking again, and on off jogging but not constant. I feel this life inside me. No I’m not preggers. I’m talking about this passion, drive, this lust for activity. I want to be active for two or three hours a day. I want to run, and swim, and rollerskate, and dance, and zumba, and do boxing classes.

I want to reach my higher self. I want to be inside that self.

Anyways. Here, have more photos of Mike!

 

Mike + I pre-race.

 

 

Mike pre-race

 

 

Along the Yarra, on a beautiful day!

 

 

Mike coming into the G

 

 

Over the finish line!

 

 

Awesome Mike

 

MM photos

Photos from the MM. I’m seeing the difference in my face from my weight loss, and I feel confident enough to be in photos again which makes me feel good about myself. Sorry for the general same-ness of them all I just had a good day, and wanted to share.

At the back of the start line while the losers do aerobics at the front.

Me contemplating taking off my "coolrunner Scarlett" sign

Being generally smiley for the camera.

 

Me just after the start

 

Out on the route

 

Our celebratory cuddle + photo after crossing the finish line.

 

Grinning from ear to ear, happy I survived and my body did ok!

Later on. A strange photo, I don't really look like myself. Exhausted + loving Melbourne

I’m asking you to do what I can’t. Just for today.

It is my wish that every single person who is reading this blog today, and who has the ability to move and to actively burn calories, to go out and do so on my behalf.

I am unable to move, so much pain! So please, please be grateful that your legs are powerful and strong, that your arms are flexible and fluid, your heart pumps blood around every single part of your body without skipping a beat and your lungs generate the oxygen you need to live the life you want. Go out! Use these things!

I ask you to take hold of this day, whether it is raining and cold or clear skies and sunny. Be an element, be the soul that you are! But fear not, I wasn’t always sad….