Back in Perth

Well i am back and have moved into college at UWA once again ready for semester 2 of year 3 med! It was a good last 2 days as we had a quiz night and formal dinner to get to know the new residents from all over the world. We also went go karting with the RAs as we hadn't seen each other for a while so that was great to start off our work together again this semester.

The past few days have not been hard in terms of running training. The day i moved to Perth i did 35 minutes on the cross trainer with 20x 10sec sprints with 50 seconds rest then 10 minutes on the rowing machine. I have had a problem with bad headaches possibly due to fighting some bugs which are going around but fingers crossed i wont get sick! The day before i took it slow and went for 2 45 minute walks and did 30 minutes of yoga. Yesterday i took on the weather and went for a run along Matilda Bay but it was divided into 2x 20minute runs as i got stuck under a tree with a heavy shower of rain half way! it was nice and refreshing though :) And today i had the whole trinity gym to myself as the other 300 residents move back into college this weekend. I managed a 10km workout - 9km in about 45 minutes running and the last 1km walking. I had the incline on 1 as apparently this makes the treadmill harder and is more consistent with the extra effort needed to run outside with a slight wind resistance. This week i hope to do some more hills and interval work, i will be making a weeks plan hopefully this afternoon to fit into the semester timetable!

It is always interesting talking to new people, i was chatting to one new resident last night who says he cannot do anything else apart from his study during the semester. That is his soul focus. I could not stand that, it is unhealthy! I told him i admire his determination and passion to do the course he loves and get to his goals in the future, but my thoughts were else where. What about the saying 'you must work to live not live to work'? It is true if you love your job enough and it is something you are passionate about then to can live through your work, but i am a strong believer in living a balanced life. What if you go through a hard stage and your uni marks fall? If you dedicate all your worth and time into those marks you will be hit hard. However, if you had another hobbie, sport or interest you found time for on the side, you have the other part of you to pick yourself up again as no one's life should be based on one single aspect! Release your frustration safely, talk to friends, go for a run, play some music, however you like and realise that tough parts in life can be overcome especially when you find other parts of life to keep you moving through the hard times. It does make me wonder how i manage to balance all that i do with my running, medicine and community and environment work, but they are all aspects of life i am passionate about and keep my life balanced. It can get hard, i learn so much along the way, but it is an experience i do not regret living. So no matter how hard this semester may get, i swear to make the most of all that comes my way in ALL aspects of my life and take each difficult in my stride and enjoy small successes along the way. I will put all that i have into everything i do.