I will be commenting on more issues in regards to the place I stayed,but for now I would like to say thanks for those who wondered where I have been and thanks to all those who helped me along the way.
After the experience that I have gone through and understanding that I am not alone with the need to have help deal with depression and its related symptoms I will be coordinating an awareness walk and meet at Caboolture In Southeast Queensland .
It is in conjunction with The Glasshouse Adventure Series of Trail Runs There will be a celebrity meet with On-screen hero, Neighbours heart throb Brett Tucker, who is set to take on one of his most challenging roles – running 30 kilometers through the bush in tropical Queensland. I will be updating more regularly now I have myself back in the place of functionality. I will continue to post comments on my love of my triathlon sport and great feats of people who go through difficulty and come out on the other side using sport as a way to to be able to step up to the start line of life again. see Tracy’s story http://www.watzzupsport.com/2008/01/20/triathlete-beats-depressionand-booze-with-one-leg/
Brett Tucker who plays schoolteacher, and all-round nice guy Daniel Fitzgerald in the long-running soap, has signed on to run in the 2008 Extreme Challenge, which will be held in the stunning Glasshouse Mountains near Brisbane on Sunday, May 18.
The 2008 Extreme Challenge,is an event – organised by Melbourne-based charity One in Five, which raises funds for the Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI) of Victoria
One in Five’s Ryan Wavish said a new Extreme Challenge was held each year to raise money through sponsorship for the MHRI. “Another critical element of the event is that it raises awareness of the positive link between physical activity and mental health,” Mr Wavish said. ““The challenge is physical to highlight the importance of long-term exercise in the fight against mental illness. We want to give people the chance to experience this for themselves by participating in a long-term exercise programme. It is also extreme – so we can gain maximum exposure to raise awareness.
Runners train for up to five months in preparation for the event. Training plans, expert advice and a weekly group running session is provided free of charge by Group Exercise Therapy, a specialist group training organisation headed by director Ryan Wavish who is also a One in Five Committee Member.
Wavish, who will take on the 30km run in the Extreme Challenge, says he is thrilled to support One in Five because his work had allowed him to experience first-hand the benefits that exercise brought to mental health.
“Regular exercise, even if it’s just an evening jog around the park or a 20-minute stretch and aerobic routine, makes a world of difference to our emotional wellbeing; so to be able to raise funds and raise awareness while raising our pulse rates is a perfect fit,” Wavish said.
“It’s great that so many people have already signed on for the run. We hope that this year’s Extreme Challenge will raise over $60,000 through sponsorship.
The first Extreme Challenge was held in 2006, when Wavish and 10 other people trekked the gruelling Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, raising more than $50,000. This, in conjunction with another successful Extreme event and other fundraising effortsbrought the total donations for that year to over $150,000. Actor Bernie Curry (Neighbours, Monster House) participated in the Kokoda Challenge.
The 2007 Challenge saw over 50 people participating in the Great Ocean Road marathon and half marathon. Wavish also provided months of free training for this event, which raised over $75,000.
One in Five holds a number of other events each year, such as its outrageous “Extreme” party and a retro surfing competition.
The money One in Five donates to the MHRI is used to investigate more targeted, and therefore more effective, drug treatment for depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The charity hopes this research will help to prevent suicidal behaviour and ultimately determine the causes of mental illness.
For more information about One in Five, please go to: www.oneinfive.com.au.
One in Five is a group of friends whose lives have been significantly affected by an affliction affecting one in five Australians – mental illness. A not-for-profit organisation, it is staffed by volunteers dedicated to generating greater awareness of mental illness in our society, and raising funds for research on prevention and treatment. Since 2003, One in Five has raised just under $500,000 for the MHRI. Donations to One in Five are tax-deductible.
As for the title of the post, as always I see things that go on in life, played out in the sporting arena. When you have a prang on the bike you get up and get back on, some dude gets a shark bite or as happened here recently, a life was tragically lost due to shark attack you do not stay out of the water you may be more vigilant and that is the learning you have received, but you get back in the water just as life sends a few curve balls you learn what from it, be grateful and get back into life again.
You always can only get the thrill of achieving your goal be it a race, healthy lifestyle, healthy relationship, If you are prepared to step up to the start line and say bring it on I can do this I will leave you with this
Hail Hearty and lustly shout
all is fine in the world
and my heart is keen
to garner all
knowledge passion and experiance,
that my foot prints show
not where I did not go,
but where
I have wonderingly been
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