Hey Team, thanks for checking in once more to another edition of Marto's Magic.
Big night last night having had my 30th Birthday Party at the Civic hotel, although the pub is not a class establishment, the function room is actually pretty cool, and as i always say, its really not about the location, its about the quality of the company, and last night was the elite in terms of quality.
I do feel very grateful to have been surrounded by some of the best people I've ever met in my life, and when doing the speech the emotion of the night got the better of me, and was not delivered with my usual quick wit and class! :p haha!
And also great to have my Mother, Aunty, Cousin Asha, Mick and Wayne come all the way from Melbourne to help celebrate. We have had a great week together, taking them to the great places of Perth and Freo, especially Little Creatures....my all time favourite spot!
The day started well on Saturday with a heavy training session covering around 17.5k, a sleep, then watching the footy with a couple of good mates, and in walked my brother and also best mate Paul. It was planned as a surprise, but i was starting to sniff it out late in the week using my investigative skills.
The night was a success overall, and once again a big thanks to all that attended, and look forward to having many more good times in the process.
Before last night I hadn't had a drink since March, so when i woke this morning feeling extremely sorry for myself, i could tell why i don't drink a lot. Such a waste of a day to get right and feel better.
It's my actually Birthday tomorrow, so spending that day with the family before they head home on Tuesday.
On a different note I am sad to say i had to resign from Make a Wish foundation on Friday, I had done just under 3 years with the Charity, enjoyed most of that time. I learnt some great skills and met some terrific generous people that will be friends for life so once again i am grateful for that. The trouble i find with some charities is there is a lot of people that enjoy having their name associated with the charity, but are not prepared to work hard together to achieve a common goal. I found it to be quite political and in the end, I felt i lost the passion for it, my heart was no longer in it, so the best result was to resign. Another reason is a i have some things in the pipeline that i am developing that will now need more time and attention going forward.
On the training front I have felt a real lift in my intensity towards training, as i now feel very switched on and focused towards a cracking 10k race at the gold coast, then really wanting to peak at the state 10k road race. Sometimes when your training a lot you can get complacent and actually forget the reason why you are training in the first place. I must remember I'm training to race.
As my last post as a 29 year old, turning 30 tomorrow, i expect from here on in, my blogs should be much more mature, and speaking to you as an old wise man.
Stay tuned for another announcement on a comedy gig in the future.
Have a great week, and will no doubt be in touch soon.
RD
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