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Created: Tuesday, 11 August 2015 18:01

Wow who would of thought that I would be sitting here at almost 55 years old still writing a blog on a fitness page.  Jeez will I ever give up fitness.  I doubt it. If I am anything like my father I will be training till my very last day.   Training has been my life for 25 years. I have only ever given up for a very short time such as pregnancy or post pregnancy. Running is my big love also.  I have ran the streets and parks since I was 13 years old and like my training, have never had a period in all that time that I have given it up.  Running to me is my ME-TIME. It is my reward to myself.  Like some girls collect shoes or bags, I collect runs and I remember many very special ones - running through Spain in the early hours of the mornings waiting for the sunrise, running around the towns I stayed in Italy while competing, running with the girls in Japan on a stopover when travelling for an international contest, taking a break and running round the chch gardens when my mum was in hospital very  sick, running with my babies in their prams and strollers then later while they were on their bikes.    I still like to run 3-4 times per week  and even more in the summer when my runs are almost daily  - never too long, mostly just 30-50mins. I love it so much and go mad if I havent had my run at least a couple of times a week - I'm a cranky bitch without it.  During busy periods at work and in the winter I find it hard to fit in training and running, sometimes it is one or the other and sometimes it is both. How good do I feel when I can do both???    

Anyway Im here for a long time to annoy you guys - well 100 days anyway -  with selfies, videos and stories about my impending birthday and about some of the things we do when we are in our mid fifties and the things we cant do anymore, which is hopefully absolutely nothing other than gettting pregnant - however I would love to become the worlds oldest bodybuilder to conceive and have a baby..  Errgh ok maybe not. Which reminds me - I have a younger man in my life.  We have known each other for a very very long time.  We have been dating for quite some time now, after he helped me at my contest last August so we have spent 12 months going out and dating from time to time and just recently, well about 3 months ago taking it to a more serious level.   His name is Marc Rainbow and anybody in the bodybuilding scene will know him.  He is the funniest man ever and we have so many fun times together.  Hes a 47 year old teenager really!!  I would imagine if we were to have a baby together it would probably look something like this 


Anyway babies aside,  I decided to do this blog months ago, cos well, I can either try to enjoy the bigger birthdays coming up and turning 55 years old is a pretty big occasion especially for somebody like me who still considers herself to be 25. Its either that or I will be delving into the world of depression,  checking out elderly apparall and submitting quotes for tightening of this,  and lifting of that etc etc..   But I'm not  doing any of that just yet.

 I'm going to try to enjoy the next 100 - well 99 more days left now cos I procastinated a little bit in getting this started,  but now I'm on to it,  and hopefully shall keep you entertained with my weekly updates. 

Here 2 Photos from 2015, Pic #3 2004 at my first Photo shoot at a Worlds Event  &  Pic #4 was taken in 1992 - my first photo shoot ever at 32 years old  

Over the next 100 days I will be doing different things to celebrate my actually making it to 55 years. And I'm going to celebrate big time!!!    I actually never dreamed I would make it to the age that I am - I've never lived dangerously but  I'm sure as hell dont know whether I deserve to be this healthy and injury free and still loving training, running,work etc etc etc.. but here I am busy with life but loving my kids, my friends and my younger  boyfriend!!!! Thats a bonus in itself.    I wonder how the hell  I didnt get murdered while out riding around in boys cars as a teenager as my father threatened  could happen to me, I didnt get murdered or raped while out running round the streets at 5 or 6am in thr morning year after year, I didnt die through childbirth any of the 3 times I experienced it, although at times I wished I would at the time,  I didnt die of a broken heart as my children grew up and left the home,  and I didnt die of starvation or exhuastion while competing the many many times that I did through out my competitive career.   I hate driving and I really bad at it  so I count myself so lucky that  I have never been involved with  or had an accident in my life, well except a few minor scrapes, actually Ive had so many minor scrapes my car should be written off but never an accident.  I've never been in hospital for any illness or injury until now finger crossed. 

Anyway this is my intro to my blog. Last week I decided to do one thing per week which is a treat for me.  Last week I went to RENEW and had VPL under my arms.  Nothing exciting but the prospect of not having to shave under my arms ever again after a few more treatments is brilliant. Anybody with implants and muscle will know exactly how awkward a job it is trying to completely shave that area. You have to pull at the skin and push the implant away and god it is so damn frustrating.   So thanks to Miranda for taking care of that for me. Lol.   I shall keep you updated on the process. http://www.renewbeauty.nz/

Me with Miranda before being zapped with the VPL - agh it was a buzz 

Well I will write more in a few days about the Club Physical Champs which Naera and I are organising.  
Luf and muscles - Jo