I had always been a bit of a party animal, drinking smoking etc... But for some reason I just wanted to do a marathon once, sort of a life goal, tick the box thing. At the time all my friends and family were like 'man you can't do that, you don't run your way out of shape, there’s no way you can do it'. I kind used that as a sort of strength really. All the negative comments slowly building up in the back of my mind with a 'I'll show you' sort of undertone. One day I thought man I just got do this. So I tried to run around the block... only made down the street and came back. This was pretty disappointing but I though ‘no man just do it everyday just do it and go further’. So over the next couple of months I did, whenever I had doubts I just told myself this is not negotiable 'just do it' don't think about it just take action. Eventually I ran that marathon and finished. There was no one there at the finish line cheering me on (that I knew) but it taught me a lot about life and what you have inside to get you through. Whenever I feel down or like I can't do something I always think back to that experience and just do it!
