If anyone had said to me 18 months ago that in July of this year (2010) I would be running 21kms just for the fun of it… I would have said they were MAD.
In January 2007, I turned 40 and, like most, sat and did a “life assessment”. I was unhappy in many areas of my life. Time for a shake up and the first place to start was with ME. I have never been good at sport, sticking with exercise or attending a “homogenised, the same workouts for everyone” kind of gym, and so decided to try the One-on-one difference of Red E PersonalTraining.
Many times in the early days I felt I could have just given up but through the continued personal motivation and support of Selina and my trainers, they pushed me to succeed in ways I could never have dreamed of achieving. My fitness increased steadily, strength built and confidence returned. I took back control and direction of my life.
Celebrating a weight loss of 10kgs, last year I ran at the 2009 Gold Coast Marathon in the 10k event completing the course within my goal time at 1:09. I now run 3-4 days a week covering a distance of approx 35kms as well as enjoying the Cardio sessions on Saturday morning.
This year I set myself the challenge of running my first Half marathon (21.1kms). Being a bit of a “plodder” I was doubtful of whether I could achieve my set goal time of 2hrs 30 mins. I embarked on 16 weeks run training combined with a personalised weights program put together for me by my ever patient trainer. Together, we got me powering across the line on the day at 2:29:22 running the ENTIRE distance with an enormous sense of achievement.
New job, new body, a wedding in October to the man of my dreams and an attitude now that I CAN achieve anything I put my mind to. My sincere thanks go to all at Red E Personal Training. Together you have given me back my life and taken it to new levels. I have maintained the weight loss, am at my healthiest and happiest, and at 43yrs old have set my new goal of Gold Coast MARATHON for 2011….
As my favourite trainer always says… “ GOOD JOB” !!!
Lisa Brun
