City2Surf 2008

Those who know me will be the first to say how difficult it is for me to go to the gym or engage in any physical activity in the name of fitness. I had this mindset that exercise is only for those who want to loose weight, which didn't include me until all the carbs I've accumulated started catching up with me when I reached my 30's.

On the 10th of August 2008, I joined City2Surf, a 14 km fun run (or walk in my case) sponsored by the

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Sun Herald newspaper, and is held in Sydney Australia. The race is one of the biggest running races in the world and attracts over 70,000 participants.No I wasn't thinking of getting fit in the first instance. As I was

organizing the Habitat for Humanity Team, I guess I felt compelled to join the team first. Of course I also enlisted hubby, who initially thought that I was joking about the whole thing.

Let me just say that I finished the race - 55843rd over the line with a time of under 3 hours ( ok - so it was 2 hrs 58 min 40 sec :p ) It was fun, seriously! And all I could think of was the whole grilled ribs I was going to have after the finish line! I had so much fun, I'd do it again next year - maybe by then I might even run..