2011 Wrap Up

Highlights often don’t do justice to a year of small victories and everyday triumphs. The consistency that has been shown by so many of you is outstanding. Niki Weeks, the Wilson sisters, Rod, Kellee, Rachael and Stuart. You have all been amazingly consistent this year and it has been a pleasure working with you.

This year’s come-back kid is Susy. After having awful surgery on her feet, with complications, she is back to training and working hard at the weights for summer muscles. Ro Moroney has shown a great effort in managing a new job and getting to training at every opportunity, which has been a real struggle some weeks.

Congratulations Clair and Jacqui, both pregnant and continuing to train. For Clair this is the second time, and she trained through her first pregnancy also. You two girls are such an inspiration. Jacqui also lost 10+kg for her wedding; she looked stunning and had managed to keep most of that weight off after the wedding. Although now…

Personal bests and triumphs have been steadily coming in this year. Shannon reached a personal best of 8 minutes straight for an isometric wall sit. A feat which actually makes my eyes water! Stuart reached the 2 minute bridge bench mark for core endurance. Natasha had a great weight loss result for her wedding. So did Lisa. Both girls have managed to keep that weight down after the festivities. Mary did a long trek on the Mont Blanc trails of Europe.

We had quite a few running triumphs this year. We had the Run Melbourne event, the Melbourne Marathon festival, Geelong Half Marathon, City to Surf, City to Sea and the last one for the year Mary will be running the 10km Sussan Women’s on Sunday 4^th Dec. I am especially excited by the efforts of Sara this year. She spent about 5 weeks in the UK visiting family while in the middle of her training for the Melbourne Marathon. Despite that, she still trained, and she competed like a champion. Hardly sore and back to training about 4 days later. Inspiring! Congrats Joelle for running the half marathon with her daughter. Belinda for tackling a first half marathon and Jen M for doing it again!!!! Sara and I are now preparing for our first trail race over 26km on the Mornington Peninsula… ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

I have to mention those who are working against the gain. Jen L has put in a great effort despite a number of set-backs and some pretty tough training. But she has fronted up and made the time. Her commitment has been impressive and I am looking forward to next year Jen!

We have had some very fun family moments this year. Nik has started training with her daughter, Amy (go Amo!!!!). We also had the three amigos, Sherille and her two boys Brendan and Andrew, attending group sessions. I got to met Tania and Rosanna’s mum for a few sessions to help with managing lower back pain.

My favourite moments from the year have also been tinged with sadness. My gorgeous dog Ted, died unexpectedly and tragically. Thank you for your kind thoughts and best wishes. However, we have had a great time this year with dog visits. It has been a delight for me to have dog time when I was feeling so sad. Thanks. Keep a look out for the gallery photos. This is a tradition I am keen on keeping going for next year. K9PT will be up and running for sure.

Thank you all for you continued support of what we do. I look forward to more challenges and triumphs in 2012!