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A Run To Remember - 100KM for Veterans and Law Enforcement
My name is Sachin and I have been involved with fitness in some form or another since I was a teenager. I went to high school in Plano, Texas and while on the wrestling team, I learned an important lesson that has become the foundation of my life: I returned to Canada after high school, and unfortunately my commitment to fitness wavered drastically. My late 20s when I really took up an active lifestyle again. At the age of 27, I got a new job, and with it a revelation - I was 230 lbs and clearly overweight. I didn't like the person looking back at me from the mirror, so, I got a membership at my local gym and began to lift. The gym became a sanctuary, and I began to look and feel better. The pounds were shed and confidence was gained. Eventually, I transitioned into bodybuilding, competing for a decade. Changes in life brought about changes in perspective, and I realized I was losing interest in bodybuilding. I knew I still wanted to train and compete, so I began looking for new places to focus my energy. I ended up deciding to take up Brazilian jiujitsu. I'd always wanted to try it, and as it turns out, it was one of the hardest and most satisfying activities I had ever tried! At 39 years young, I put on my very first gi and took to the mats. I was fairly strong from bodybuilding, but I realized I was sorely lacking when it came to my cardiovascular conditioning. Keeping up with better conditioned and younger practitioners was hard, but like I learned from my wrestling days in Plano, I put in the work and slowly but surely, my cardio improved. As you all know, COVID-19 changed a lot of things, and for me it meant having to pause my BJJ training only four years in. I was unable to hit the mats, and to make matters worse, I wasn't even able to go to the gym. Physical activity has always been my outlet, so I knew I had to think of alternatives on how to keep myself sane. Again, I thought back to my high school wrestling days, and remembered how much I hated running. With everything shut down, I was left with no other alternative so I decided to take up the thing I dreaded....running. In August 2020, I laced up my runners and hit the pavement. I'd love to tell you I was a natural, but it would be a lie. I struggled to do 5 km, but I stuck to it. I ran, even on the days I didn't want to, and slowly, I started feeling better about it. Forward to 2022 I have raised over 20K for veterans through my run to remember initiative running 100km with plans ahead to run across the country of Canada.
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By Kenny Bhullar
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My name is Sachin and I have been involved with fitness in some form or another since I was a teenager. I went to high school in Plano, Texas and while on the wrestling team, I learned an important lesson that has become the foundation of my life: I returned to Canada after high school, and unfortunately my commitment to fitness wavered drastically. My late 20s when I really took up an active lifestyle again. At the age of 27, I got a new job, and with it a revelation - I was 230 lbs and clearly overweight. I didn't like the person looking back at me from the mirror, so, I got a membership at my local gym and began to lift. The gym became a sanctuary, and I began to look and feel better. The pounds were shed and confidence was gained. Eventually, I transitioned into bodybuilding, competing for a decade. Changes in life brought about changes in perspective, and I realized I was losing interest in bodybuilding. I knew I still wanted to train and compete, so I began looking for new places to focus my energy. I ended up deciding to take up Brazilian jiujitsu. I'd always wanted to try it, and as it turns out, it was one of the hardest and most satisfying activities I had ever tried! At 39 years young, I put on my very first gi and took to the mats. I was fairly strong from bodybuilding, but I realized I was sorely lacking when it came to my cardiovascular conditioning. Keeping up with better conditioned and younger practitioners was hard, but like I learned from my wrestling days in Plano, I put in the work and slowly but surely, my cardio improved. As you all know, COVID-19 changed a lot of things, and for me it meant having to pause my BJJ training only four years in. I was unable to hit the mats, and to make matters worse, I wasn't even able to go to the gym. Physical activity has always been my outlet, so I knew I had to think of alternatives on how to keep myself sane. Again, I thought back to my high school wrestling days, and remembered how much I hated running. With everything shut down, I was left with no other alternative so I decided to take up the thing I dreaded....running. In August 2020, I laced up my runners and hit the pavement. I'd love to tell you I was a natural, but it would be a lie. I struggled to do 5 km, but I stuck to it. I ran, even on the days I didn't want to, and slowly, I started feeling better about it. Forward to 2022 I have raised over 20K for veterans through my run to remember initiative running 100km with plans ahead to run across the country of Canada.