Tembo

a compilation of my very active weekend! i’m TI-RED! but it was all worth it. so worth it, i done went and signed up for another half marathon! 🫢🤔🫡 i wasn’t planning on doing an actual race when i started this half marathon training in the app. just wanted to push myself and see how i did, but it’s felt so good, so strong, such a challenge - i got the itch to push this success with likeminded people! ready or not, i will run and i won’t hide come Oct 5th! 🤣



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do it. do it for you. do it when it’s hard. do it when you feel like you can’t.

i wasn’t feeling it today. but i did it. and damn does it feel good. it always does. yet, i always forget just how good! consistency doesn’t mean every single day or even a 100% accuracy rate - it means doing the best YOU can, when YOU can, and how YOU can.

my personal fitness journey is on the struggle bus right now. and as much and little as i did today, i can’t deny that i still moved. i have to take the small victories because they’ll add up to a bigger accomplishment. i have to grasp that ALL good things take time and i want nothing more than time - to build, grow, learn, and experience.

i’m human. i’m fu***ng human. and i need to stop waltzing around here like i have super powers. i want to feel confident again, i want to be thankful for NOT procrastinating, i want to keep reaching my goals, i want to live life like each day is my last, and i want to stop and hear the birds speak to me at the ass crack of dawn. so, if these are the things i want or need, why not do every thing in my realm of abilities to set myself up for success? there is a large part of me (and maybe you) that needs to get on board with the shifted mindset that i go to bed desiring and wake up snoozing!

a bitch is in her era! catch me on the trails flailing my arms, twisting ankles, and biting it - HARD! for my first time out, i only fell twice and made it a solid 14min (13:48min). it’s only the beginning!



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2024 was a thick personal journey and some horrible adaptation on my part! i let all my marbles roll out and i didn’t even care to catch them! but, and of curse, the universe woke me and scared me at the same time to give me realizations that i desire to share with whoever will listen!

i’m ready for now; being back in the moment with focused and positive intentions for anything i do. i hope you come along on this journey with me. i hope it inspires someone. i hope you, whoever you are, challenge me for the better. as much as i want to hold you accountable, i want the same respect!

let’s get it, y’all. i promise, i got you!

slept in this morning because i was having dreams that i wanted to see develop more and didn’t get up to workout. as the day progressed, my heart felt heavy. there’s much that has been/is happening that i think it started to weigh on me. i didn’t feel like doing much, i just needed to move - i went for a walk. my (corporate) job has trails all around it, with amazing views. i took a new route; went with it. the weather today was superb, too!

taking it all in, came across this tunnel…it was a welcomed visual of just keep going, keep walking through it, talking it into existence, and give yourself grace as you approach newness.

it’s amazing how that walk changed my mindset for the day. sometimes, the simplest things can have the biggest impact. appreciate those even more. they add up, quickly!

all that to say, get up and take ya ass for a walk! you’ll feel better! 😝

today’s run felt damn good!

i’m not where i want to be, but i’m where i need to be. and to be honest, giving myself that truth & grace - i’m accepting it and knowing i’m doing what needs to be done, however i can make it possible.

life update - long overdue - coming soon!

starting over is fu***ng miserable. but being unhappy with myself is much more miserable. feeling weak and incapable sucks. but being weak and incapable sucks much more. this is me, mad at myself for the position i’m in but using that frustration to fuel my actions. and i shall give myself grace. yet, i understand the assignment. it’s go time.



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this is where it all started for me.

i’m back at my high school, subbing for one of my favorite pe teachers when i was there. i went into the weight room for a work out and it all hit me - this is where i fell in love with fitness - as a career, a personal journey, a dedication to my future family, and where it became a passion of mine. i was always an athlete, but i had natural talent. this is where i built my strength, where i showed the boys i could do what they did, where all my troubles went away. this was the beginning of building a new safe space.

walking into those doors again (despite a few upgrades) felt like i went back in time. it was scary of how hard that realization hit but also exactly what i’ve been needing. sometimes, you never know where or how you’ll find the inspiration or push or motivation, but once i stopped looking for it - it came to me. in a way i never thought possible.

so, if you have been looking for a sign…i’ll share mine with you!