Well I guess after reading the title you might know what I am on about! The City to Bay run is on the 20th of September and yours truly decided it was time to challenge myself and enter! It is a little daunting to know that I have entered the huge category of 12Km run but I figure that I shall do it at intervals of walking and running so that I can get through the race.
However, my biggest problem is my fundraising efforts! I seem to have only raised $25 for a worthy cause such as The Animal Welfare League who here in SA take in thousands of abandoned and abused animals and find loving homes for them. The biggest problem with undertaking such a mammoth task as this is making sure there is enough food, bedding and toys for the animals to play with whilst they are there.
I decided to support this charity because my cat Shadow came from the Animal Welfare League and I got the most superb animal ever. He was abandoned at 14 weeks and left to die in the middle of nowhere when The Animal Welfare League came to his rescue. For the meager cost of $65 I received a kitten in healthy condition who had been vaccinated, micro-chipped and desexed. He is the most loving creature and has really warmed to our family but is very wary of strangers in and around the house.
Here is a photo of him:
So to honour the fact that I saved an animal from death and gave it a loving home I decided it was time to give something back. In the process it has meant that I have ramped up my exercise in the bid to get fit. Seeing as I only have 4 weeks to go until the big day I decided I would hit the pavement to try and increase my fitness. It has been all systems go and I even purchased a Wii Fit to help me improve my posture, balance, muscle tone and aerobic fitness for when I am unable to get out of the house. I have also improved my diet a little by choosing wisely - something I did on Friday night when I had a birthday to go to and knowing the food on offer would be high in calories, I made the smart choice to eat at home and pass on the cheesecake for dessert. I was proud of myself for having made the choice and sticking to my guns but I feel that to do anything else is going backwards. On another note, all of this healthy living is also making me lose weight. I have lost 800g this week and I am jumping for joy. I figure the more times I can go for a walk after work and even on weekends, the better I feel, the better my moods and the more I see my body change. Right now it hurts as I have stretched muscles that haven't been used in a while but I shall get there, one day at a time.
If you would like to make a donation you can go to my hero page at
www.everydayhero.com.au/sonya_carbone and help out this worthy cause!
Until next time,
