#perthsummertrailseries

[mari-musing]

Medal Monday! I still feel excited after yesterday’s Wallygrunta 10km trail race. I do get a kick out of running in the bush on varied terrain - I think I’m hooked! I feel justified investing in some trail shoes now - I could feel those sharp rocks. My goal is always to finish an event smiling, upright, uninjured, and not last! I had one finisher behind me on the results table so scraped in there! (I also passed a man who DNF.) And not spending 2 minutes taking photos would not have made the slightest difference to my placing haha. 😂🏃🏆

[mari-musing]

I have ridden the 3 Dams Cycling Challenge SIX times and am in the BWA Hall of Fame for my efforts. I struggle with a chronic medical condition so I am pretty proud of my achievement. This year, I have decided to take on a new challenge. I have never completed a trail running event before but just signed up for the five-race Perth Summer Series (gulp!) I am in the middle of a nasty ulcerative colitis flare and some might say I am silly committing to something new and difficult in the middle of a health crisis. Maybe I am. My husband rolled his eyes. But I need goals, I need to strive, I need to get out there and challenge myself, feel normal. I will not succumb to being an invalid. I will be sensible in my training management - my rival is this disease, not other healthy competitors. 🌄🏃✔