Perseverance is not a numbers game...

If you have been an avid follower of this blog, you will know that there are ups and downs throughout the last few months but always brought to you in a manner that keeps the light burning for the following week, but being human, I know we all look forward to the weight loss number, and the story that goes along with the number.

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Allow me to be a guest blogger this week and give a little insiders view.

I have been with Wardieya on all the races (seen here on our very first race, Discovery WTT 2007) and most other outdoor training sessions, acting as the paparazzi or the "support human" (carrying her water, tissues and whatever else my pockets or hands can accommodate) or the pace setter or just the guy that’s near when she is there. So I have seen the progress and the setbacks up close and in person and of course waited like most to find out what the latest numbers are for this week, but as with most journeys (and 10km races) the numbers that we pass on the side of the road remind us only how far we have to go, but taking a look at the past few months I cant help but feel proud to know that we are closer to the finish than the start.

I have also been in the fortunate position to see what it means to get to that number, I have witnessed the blisters, the blisters on top of the blisters, and the blisters that come with their own personal assistants, the butterflies in the tummy at the beginning of races, and the butterflies at the end (these butterflies being a far more aggressive type) and a nose sometimes doing more running than her feet, but none can stand back for the way she lights up when showing off the medals, a sense of achievement that outlives all the transient pain.

But as we succeed the bar is raised and to get the same result becomes more difficult, the effort needs to increase, and sometimes the praise is less, as we the “numbers” audience become used to a certain level of success, its here were perseverance plays a role, knowing that whatever the outcome that the effort in itself is worth it, and the knowing that tomorrow presents another opportunity to at the very least persevere.

Faizel