My 'Why' Reminder, and 100 Days
I got my first tattoo today. Those of you who are familiar with Celtman will know that the symbol I chose is a version of the Celtman 'swirl' logo; it's also an ancient symbol, a Triskelion, with various meanings attributed to it including, appropriately, motion, interconnectedness, and 'past, present, future'. For me though, it has become a little shape that symbolises my reasons why... And not just the short-to-medium-term 'Celtman why', but the long term why. Why I'm taking weight loss jabs to deal with my weight, to try and help reduce the impact of osteoarthritis, to improve my long term health and wellbeing, to increase my Healthspan. Why I'm training, why I'm trying to eat well. Why I get up at 0430 before a 12 hour shift to go out running or lift heavy weights. A couple of weeks ago I was reading Mark Cavendish's book 'Believe', where he documents his journey through the last couple of seasons of his bike racing career...