The Six-K Club

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For today’s six-k meet I decided to walk to Mishref from my house, obviously I had a lot of time to think, and this is what crossed my mind.  

Have you ever been taken over by your insecurities, your fears, the rush of feelings & emotions that when they strike they take you over like a large tidal wave that takes over a tiny boat in the middle of the ocean. I cannot begin to tell you how insecurities kill our inner abilities to move forward and to achieve our goals. To this day I struggle with my own insecurities and to overcome them I always try to identify them and resolve them. I firmly believe in the power that lives in the middle of each and every one of us.  

To this day I struggle my chest area for instance, I don’t like it. When I go shopping I keep that in mind, and when I go running I tend to always wear two t-shirts to cover up what I really hate. In reality I actually cannot believe I just told the whole world this, but I made a promise when I started the six-k club, that I will always be honest with MYSELF and with EACH and EVERY one of you. To slowly fix my problem, I started to go to the gym and lift weights, I started to read more about how to build your chest muscles and I do apply it daily. You have no idea what that has done for my self confidence and the way I deal with things now, it is amazing.  

Everyday I see people around me, who are friends acquaintances or whatever, complain about certain aspects of their life and attribute it to others when it’s just their insecurities and when I point it out they are startled, amazed, sometimes in a state of shock as if they just had an epiphany and they really tend to work at doing something about it.  

My fellow friends, family, and everyone, never allow your insecurities to take over, at the end of the day no one is watching what your wearing, no one cares if your t-shirt shows your “lumps”, no one actually notices if your gym cloths match or not, no one out there will remember you 10 seconds after you have fell and gotten up, our miss-haps are fixable but our insecurities are incurable. In life there are things that we all need to come to realize, we can solve 99% of our problems and it takes 3 simple steps, Identify – Accept – Fix.  

I am no life guru or a perfect being, god only knows that I have my vices and my flaws, but I will tell you all one thing, I might get sad a little when I gain a few, or get a bit shy when I’m in the presence of total strangers, but I have always come out ahead because I Identified, accepted and to this day I fix my problems.  

This club has become a part of me, I cannot walk away from it, it’s embedded in every friendship I have made in the past year, it’s in the faces and smiles of each and every one of you and us, this club is a school, a school for hope and happiness and livelihood and acceptance, I have always believed that in a positive environment miracles can happen and I believe we have witnessed plenty. I am, and have been proud of many things in my lifetime so far, but nothing has made me more proud today than the people that have taken personal challenges and steps to change their lives for the better, remember the Six-K spirit will always be there to give you a push or a lift if you ever need it, until then I’ll see you at the next walk where I’ll be, as always, freezing and complaining about how much I can’t stand cold weather.  Love you all.  

Hello everyone,

Please be at Mishref at 5:00 and not 5:30 we need some sun, i went running yesterday and by the time i got home i could use my fingers (it’s freezing). Hope you all can make it.

Miss you all.

I realized today that i really hate treadmills, i dont know why. lately i have gained weight, god damn you guys have no clue how much i hate winters! they make you want to eat and stay warm, so here i am. I have a great trip coming up in March and i want to loose some weight to prove to an old friend that i can keep fit (E dog). As far as running, yesterday i ran outside an my oh my! amazing run, today i swear i couldn’t bear being on that boring machine for more than 10 minutes! there is something magical about the streets, the trees, the cars passing by, peoples faces while they “whoosh” by you so quick, there is a feeling you get as if a burst of energy when the wind just decides to blow in your face and that is definatley priceless.

I guess some things in life can be fixed on a treadmill but nothing beats a good old run in the open air !

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Six-K a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

My friends,

I am asking you today to help me in my quest to find a good printing shop to print our new slogan on t-shirts, if you have any connections to give us a good price and not compromise quality i would really appreciate it. Also, the donations jar needs some love, i know you are all generous in your own right, remember your 1/2 or 1 KD goes along way, we have managed to take six-k from a small group on facebook to something that people speak off & are very proud to be a part off.

I have big plans for this summer, (starting April), things like Kubbar Trips, Wall Climbs, Long Runs (20 K plus), and many exciting things so trust me the more help you can offer the more fun stuff we can do together.

Also in the pipeline, Six-K Dubai chapter. I won’t let out any information now, but i will make sure it doesn’t go like our Arizona experience. If we can change 1 life at a time, it’s more than enough.

 Love you all.

Friends,

The below is not our new “logo” our logo will stay the same & never change. This is a concept I came up with that a friend (thanks) designed for us. These will be printed on t-shirts and sold to raise money for the coming summer where i have big big BIG plans for Six-K. Thanks a lot.

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If you liked the walk or the idea of the walk, Astrid left a comment that i’ve pasted here, it might be of interest !

“Hi Jassem
We were sorry not to have you with this morning on our walk of 20.5 kms - that’s the walking length of the Arabian Gulf street. we were just 500 meters short of a half marathon which is 13 miles/21 kms.

4 of us completed it in 3 hours and 20 minutes including Ali G, with an average walking speed of 6.1 kms. A further 5 people came in just a few minutes later. We had a coffee break on route which was unfortunately a bit too long (waiting for an available table in Le Notre). We set off around 8.50 am from Science Center and finished at KPC at 1pm.

For anybody who wishes to keep up with walking please let them know that we meet at 6pm in Mishref on Monday’s and Wednesday’s where we walk faster but a shorter distance of 8 kms. This is to build cardiovascular fitness. Saturday’s long walks are the ‘fat burning’ walks!!

I hope we get the chance to join the two groups more often, with yourself included. Until then -
Astrid”

Guys it was too cold ! i can’t do this in this weather, my fingers are still aching!

2000 or 2001 not sure, Myself and one of the nicest and most genuine people i have got to know over the years my friend Tariq, in my place “Signature Place, in Tempe, Arizona. Obviouslly were grilling all of the poultry isle in the super market, oh and yes i always  had a shaved head!  Never again though, you can see why.

I woke up this morning at 7:00 a.m. only to find out that the weather was at 4 Celcius. I dont know what to tell you guys but i can’t walk in this weather i just can’t. I’m so cold right now i feel my toes are going to fall off. I think A. Al Ghanim is there now, so i hope he brings back some nice pics. Until then i’m going to be in a sweater, sweat pants, two socks, a hoodie, and a blanket. I HATE WINTERS!

To all my friends who made it yesterday i want to thank you for showing up and supporting the cause, i couldn’t be there because this weather is not giving me a chance (flu). I will be seeing you hopefully for the 22 K walk!

I was asked by a group of walkers who are organizing a long distance walk (from Scientific Center to KPC at the end of Gulf Road) which is aproximatley 22 Kilo’s i’m going to join and i hope you all join too! It should be tons of fun. We are stopping at LeNotre for a bathroom break … Please sign up with your name & phone number in an email to the6kclub@gmail.com

January 12 2008

8:30 a.m. Sharp - Scientific Center Parking.

Thanks guys!

Let’s all get together this Tuesdays and set the magic for a great year full of joy and surprises where we all achieve what we set out to achieve and inspire not just Kuwait but the whole world !

Tuesday January 8th 2008 - Mishref Mamsha (Park behind NBK Branch) - 5:30 (sharp)