Lorna fires the Red Arrow!

Inspired by the superhuman efforts of the participants in Challenge Cairns I have recently returned to the beautiful Red Arrow bushwalk as part of my training regime.

This afternoon as I entered the Arrow I was hit by a message from another runner ... a singlet that simply said AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING.  The perfect summary of her experience, I thought to myself.

As I made my way around the Arrow (only twice today as I was on a time limit) I noticed something quite AMAZING.  I run the reverse to most starting my lap to the left rather than to the right, as my body seems to enjoy the gradient a little better, and a consequence of this is that I pass people's faces as they come towards me rather than the back of their heads as I pass them ... or as I trail behind them.

The faces of those coming towards me were often smiling today and what I noticed was that most were in a uniform.  Brightly coloured singlets with slogans.  It may have simply been the time of day, but a veritable army of energised women were walking, jogging, running and dragging themselves around the arrow, with the vast majority, I would guess around 80% sporting a slogan of support for themselves and for anyone, like myself, who happened to be coming the other way.

When struggling to get up the last flight of stairs I was met with a smile and the slogan "Make it happen" ... so I did.

On the down side when I felt like a run, I was hit with "Life is a game, PLAY IT", and another "I run like a girl" and "Running makes me happy".

How AMAZING.  It was like the thoughts in my head were being printed in front me as I ran. And in full stereo colour, which is something quite amazing in the mostly brown Australian bush.

So, today I pay tribute to Lorna Jane and the amazing message that she is delivering to women around the country as they take on their own individual fitness challenges.  Lorna Jane Activewear has found a way to let individuals express themselves and at the same time inspire others to achieve their best.

My message today, which I think won me a lot of smiles on my Red Arrow journey, also by Lorna Jane, is "LOVE is all we need".  It may not make me run faster, but it certainly makes me feel good and the feedback from oncoming traffic is fantastic.

Thankyou Lorna Jane for the inspiration ...