Day 4 - No news is good news

Tuesday 7th December 2010.

There has been no news from the NINE as we had prepared ourselves for.

That quiet sense of confidence in hoping that no news is good news.

What may start to happen in this instance is that the days will roll on with nothing to report back until there is a flurry of information that will require these days to be revised. As unpredictable as their journey is, so will that be reflected in the nature of this story.

As the NINE prepare for the next stretch of today's ride after taking the hottest part of the day to relax and rehydrate, there are nine of us here at work that prepare for a similar mental and physical challenge known as the 300. It is the workout from the movie 300 that consists of three hundred grueling consecutive reps over 5 strenuous exercises. This is not for the faint hearted.

After our first challenge, one young man had to go to the trauma center to get cortisone injections in his arms and the rest of us were close to regurgitating the contents of our stomachs.

I look around me at the people that are so content on spending weekends in malls and feel this overwhelming pity for them. There is so much life out there to enjoy and share and to push ourselves to the limit is where we realise our potential.

In a few hours my limits will be pushed and my potential will be shifted.

Be blessed.