The last year or so has been quite difficult for me, especially since I’m not the type of bloke to die wondering. I like to take things head on & get on with something full on. But maybe I rush into things too much & I needed to learn the finer art of patience. Either way, God has been good to me over the last year & I’ve drawn closer to him little by little as I continue to wait patiently for a breakthrough. It’s been a character building period than anything else to be honest. And it’s undeniable that I stand today more sure about what I should or ought to do with my life than say 6 months or a year ago. But with this intimate knowledge comes the responsibility to wait patiently for the right opportunity.
And to keep myself busy I’ve decided to run the Colombo marathon, or at least start training towards that goal. The half marathon to be precise, which is going to be a 21km stretch from Colombo 7 to some point on the Bopotiya road heading towards Negombo. This is not going to be a cake walk in any way. I’m a good 15Kg overweight, only managed to reduce smoking a couple of weeks ago & can’t manage a 30 minute jog at the park without feeling my back. I’ve called upon the services of the navy women’s water polo coach to get me fit enough to complete the race. The objective is to merely finish the race, that’s it. The prize is to overcome myself physically & mentally. And I’m guessing this should do it.
I start training tomorrow, a grueling 5000 meter run complemented by various forms of physical torture which, through a process of gradual increase over the next 6 weeks should help me to finish the race at the very least.
Cool! Good luck with the training!
and of course throw buckets of icy cold water on you every 5 mins 
We’ll cheer you on
When is it?
Oh no.. aything but the icy cold water! i’m actually dreading that..
Its on the 3rd of october, got my work cut out!
run to malaysia and bungi jump with me!