Since the inception of Running for a wish, I have always thought of it as being a one event thing or maybe just a huge colossal show of affection and insanity, i realised that i can now do quarterly events and run for a wish whenever and raise awareness and funds. The amazing thing is a group called EPIC is now supporting me. Please go to http://epic.my and see what they are about and maybe you too can 'enlist to join the Epic Army"
Thank you guys for your support!
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
From the heart
Now that I run every night, I go to bed exhausted but happy, well relatively happy. While it still feels like I have a huge hole in my heart, it gets better, but wait, there's more I feel extremely helpless at times and know that while this run is a drastic attempt to do something, and it may be over the top, i can't help but feel that I have to do it, if not for anything but myself. And again, I know some people think i am craving attention, the truth is i'm not, id rather the majority of people who actually know me, know nothing about it, and in weeks to come when i post videos (we are making a documentary!) you'll see what i mean.
Anyway, i had this weighing on my thoughts, and i'd like to share it candidly with all of you.
I feel completely disappointed in my poor sense of judgment and total lack of care when handling another person's feelings, and i am not going to blame anyone but myself. If only everything could be solved with the snap of your fingers, and then *boom* everything just goes back to when you were just about to make that mistake, tell that lie or walk into oncoming traffic. The truth is, if i could illustrate what running for a wish is about, it would be making this:
into this.
Anyway, i had this weighing on my thoughts, and i'd like to share it candidly with all of you.
I feel completely disappointed in my poor sense of judgment and total lack of care when handling another person's feelings, and i am not going to blame anyone but myself. If only everything could be solved with the snap of your fingers, and then *boom* everything just goes back to when you were just about to make that mistake, tell that lie or walk into oncoming traffic. The truth is, if i could illustrate what running for a wish is about, it would be making this:
into this.
You see after what i've been through, a broken heart doesn't seem that bad at least you can pick up the pieces and put it back again. A hole well if you've lost that piece, you'd need help to fix it really.
What so bad about a hole in the heart (in a literary sense of course) It's the emptiness and the helpless sense of despair and that feeling that there is a void that CANNOT be filled that is most difficult to come to terms with.
Which brings us back to the run, and he purpose of this site. As much as i am lumping everything together, by also running for charity, i am really a selfish bastard who is running for some form of redemption and forgiveness, to an extent also to try to reestablish the fact that, I am still that guy who will love this girl as deeply a I did. And this is it. If i don't do something now, something big, and something meaningful for her, for me, for love, then damn me to my own living hell, cause living with such emptiness and despair requires tenacity that i certain do not have, or at least lost along the way. To all the people reading this site, you have no idea how much your support means to me, and I know somewhere out there, a few of you may feel the same (God forbid) or at least understand how absolutely awful i feel. And to everyone who might admire what I am doing, please remember, I'm doing this for a selfish reason, so when i say i'm humbled by your support, i just want to tell you, i truly am. Sincerely, honestly and from the bottom of my heart that has a huge hole in it. Again, thank you.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Micro update
I've spoken only to a few very very close friends and a few bloggers i know about this project, and i am overwhelmed by the out pour of support for my insanity.
I've spoken to Kimberly of Kimberlycun.com and she has kindly agreed to lend me some support. (thanks kim!)
Again, thank you!
Kilometers covered, this week so far: 30
I've spoken to Kimberly of Kimberlycun.com and she has kindly agreed to lend me some support. (thanks kim!)
Again, thank you!
Kilometers covered, this week so far: 30
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
A life of its own II
First of all, this thing is ON guys, it is unbelievable how many people here are helping me run for my wish. It really moves me!
I would like to thank, my best friends, (you guys know who you are) as well as some bloggers whom I have spoken to, namely Kimberlycun of www.kimberlycun.com (its an evil site for runners who are trying to keep their weight down LOL!) as well as a few personal friends who have come forward full of support and even offering to be involved and help me along the way, believe me guys, thank you, this means the absolute world to me.
I am now getting my tee-shirts made, yes, those who want tee shirts let me know, of course you can buy them from me, i dont know the exact price yet because we haven't worked out costs.
Would also like to thank JH for helping me with my training, and keeping me injury free.
My next post will see me deciding on the shoes that i will be using to run, obviously with distances so long, i'd need shoes with good cushioning and also shoes that are customizable.
Finally Kimberly has also given me so many suggestions on how to make this website better, and i will be heeding her advice, and she even came up with an amazing suggestion of having a GPS tracker and heart rate monitor attached to this site while i run so i can be tracked!
Oh and on top of that, please submit your wishes either via email or via comments.
There is so much to do and so much to prepare for.
Once again, thank you. Thank you, thank you!
I would like to thank, my best friends, (you guys know who you are) as well as some bloggers whom I have spoken to, namely Kimberlycun of www.kimberlycun.com (its an evil site for runners who are trying to keep their weight down LOL!) as well as a few personal friends who have come forward full of support and even offering to be involved and help me along the way, believe me guys, thank you, this means the absolute world to me.
I am now getting my tee-shirts made, yes, those who want tee shirts let me know, of course you can buy them from me, i dont know the exact price yet because we haven't worked out costs.
Would also like to thank JH for helping me with my training, and keeping me injury free.
My next post will see me deciding on the shoes that i will be using to run, obviously with distances so long, i'd need shoes with good cushioning and also shoes that are customizable.
Finally Kimberly has also given me so many suggestions on how to make this website better, and i will be heeding her advice, and she even came up with an amazing suggestion of having a GPS tracker and heart rate monitor attached to this site while i run so i can be tracked!
Oh and on top of that, please submit your wishes either via email or via comments.
There is so much to do and so much to prepare for.
Once again, thank you. Thank you, thank you!
Sunday, 3 July 2011
the wish list
What do you guys wish for? Please let me know, so that i can also run for you, i'd like to know i guess running for my own hopes and wishes can seem pretty selfish, but anyway, i'm curious. let me know so that i can be even more motivated to finish this.
Tee-shirt decal
Its simple but i think it'll work, and if you wanna just show your support by putting this on your site. then please go ahead :) I'll need ALL the help i can get.
Till then guys, keep wishing and keep hoping.
Till then guys, keep wishing and keep hoping.
A Life of its own
I will be trying to get as much online support as i can as apart from a few very close friends and relatives, I would like to remain anonymous.
The run will be self funded. And not single cent from the money i will raise will go to me. 100% to charity.
Since mentioning this to a few friends, i have had a mixed reaction, split right down the middle between those who gave me full support and believed that this cathartic run would be good for the soul and the fact and then there are the rest, who a vehemently against it but nonetheless "understand"
This run has taken a life of its own, i get ideas on safety, and how to train and what i need to do daily, i guess when you truly want to 'find' yourself and truly want to make things right, good things start to happen.
So here it is guys, again, thank you for your support.
The run will be self funded. And not single cent from the money i will raise will go to me. 100% to charity.
Since mentioning this to a few friends, i have had a mixed reaction, split right down the middle between those who gave me full support and believed that this cathartic run would be good for the soul and the fact and then there are the rest, who a vehemently against it but nonetheless "understand"
This run has taken a life of its own, i get ideas on safety, and how to train and what i need to do daily, i guess when you truly want to 'find' yourself and truly want to make things right, good things start to happen.
So here it is guys, again, thank you for your support.
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