Carpe Diem

For the last two days I've been ummming and ahhhing about entering the Two Oceans Half Marathon. I'm not a runner. I run every now and again, I've done 3 x 5km races and my best time was 31 minutes. Recently, however, I have started walking with a friend - and I'm loving it. We walk at 5am when the sun is just rising and before Jozi becomes too manic. I've been surprised at how many people are on the road at that time - riding, running, walking and have shared a cheery 'good morning' with the same people at the same place on our route.


So this friend of mine decided to enter the Two Oceans Half Marathon - and the more I thought about it, the more I also thought to myself "Do it - go on and enter". It's been so dam long since I've had a personal goal. A real goal that would give me such a sense of achievement - and it's not just the achievement I've been dreaming of the past two days, but the preparation for the race, the vibe of the race and the beauty of the race. One thing that has deterred me is that the race falls over the Easter weekend when I should be spending time at home with my children - but even S said "Just do it!". Cape Town - what a place to spend the Easter weekend!


So tonight I logged onto the Two Oceans website, feeling both nervous and excited at the thought of such a commitment - only to discover that 16 000 places available for the Two Oceans Half Marathon have all been taken....


And I'm bummed. Totally bummed. Feel sad and empty - because in discovering that I can not do the race, I have realised how much I wanted to do it. And suddenly the little light that had been growing brighter has been blown out - again!


And so I guess life really is all about seizing the day, making decisions, grabbing the bull by the horns - and making it happen, because before you know it, time has passed you by and the entries have closed.


Bummed.