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PS – I' very impressed with your weight coming in at 13 kg! Who are you trekking with Andrew? <img src='http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/forums/public/style_emoticons//smile.png’ class=’bbc_emoticon’ alt=’:)’ />
Wow. Just WOW! That was such an inspirational post Andrew. I became quite emotional reading it. And I have read it at the right time. I've been sick with some bug all week, (gastro/headaches/body aches), haven't trained for 10 days and am struggling with motivation (which is totally understandable when you're sick). Very, very frustrated at the moment!l
Your training regime looks brilliant and gives me something to base mine on. I'm in my early forties (also born in 1969, assuming you were too going by your username!) Generally speaking, I'm pretty fit, but let myself go over the past 12 months, so want to make the most of the time I have to optimise my fitness before we leave.
I love the idea of the tattoo as well. To be honest, it's something I've been contemplating as well to keep my motivation levels up; something to look at to remind me of my journey and what we are doing it for. I struggle with a bit of guilt and am humbled by my husband's generosity(?) giving us the opportunity to do this. It's a big expense, and there are two other children in our family; it has also been something that he has wanted to do for a very, very long time. So there are a lot of mixed emotions going through my mind at the moment.
My hubby and I were fortunate enough to go to Europe last year for our best friend's wedding in Germany. Being very interested in WWII, we took the opportunity to follow the WWII trail, visiting Normandy, Omaha Beach and the war cemetery in France, Sachenhausen Concentration Camp and the Holocaust War Memorial in Berlin, and Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden down south in Bavaria . It was a very raw and emotionally charged experience for both of us and I feel certain that walking Kokoda will be the icing on the cake to truly understanding just how lucky we Australians really are to have the freedom we enjoy today.
What did you do when you had your 'down' moments of motivation to keep you going?
Thanks Andrew! I figure that if I'm to be successful, I need to be serious about it lol! But I would like to enjoy it too, so I figured maximising my fitness will be the key to that. October isn't that far away – what have you been doing to prepare yourself?
I had to request dates to fit in with school holidays as our daughter will be in year 11 next year and can't afford to miss out on school, so we are hoping that more people will join our group. We've been doing some hikes up here, around four hours or so, but where we live is pretty steep and rocky, so it's a good start I guess. I have my work cut out for me as far as building up my fitness!
(PS: I missed your earlier question about whether I knew a Beck Cruickshank – no I don't, sorry! <img src='http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/forums/public/style_emoticons//smile.png’ class=’bbc_emoticon’ alt=’:)’ /> )
lol, that's probs going to be the hardest part! I was going to do it on my own before my husband and I decided to give our daughter "Kokoda" for her 16th birthday. I wouldn't be too concerned if you can't find someone to trek with though, because the chances are you're going to make lifelong friends with other like minded people if you go on your own. So 'just do it'!! Where are you from Dominic? We're in north east Victoria. <img src='http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/forums/public/style_emoticons//smile.png’ class=’bbc_emoticon’ alt=’:)’ />
