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When the guys from the agency made me the proposition of running a 5 Kilometer race
my first reaction was to laugh at that
because in my mind, that was impracticable
and after I saw that it wasn’t a prank or a joke
They really thought that I could run 5 kilometers
and it was at that moment
that I realized that they believed more in me that I believed in myself
In my head, to dress up a person with more than 110 Kg (242 lb)
with running shoes, shorts, sports clothing and do sports verged the ridiculous
And that was a preconception, it was that thing that we take from childhood
that fat people is incapable of doing anything that involves any physical activity
But even with all that
I decided to take on the TK10 Challenge
and little did I know that it would completely change my life.
We proposed the challenge
and we followed closely
To run this 5 Km
it wasn’t just a matter of physical resistance, I didn’t need just that
I needed to, firstly, change the way I think
and then change my body
And for the first time in my life I gave up all those crazy diets that I’ve always tried,
those you read in books, on the internet, that your aunt tells you
I decided to do the right thing, go to a nutritionist,
and have a nice physical attendance
And at this point I saw that things were ugly, very ugly for me.
I’ve met Thomaz, he has a lot of overweight, he has grade 2 obesity
he has a non varied diet, is sedentary
but if he changes his eating habits and follow the diet
the project will be a success
I noticed that the challenge wouldn’t be just an internal project from the agency
to show what sports can do
but it would be my life project
and I decided to suck it in and do it
"Thomaz on the way of the 5K"
I’m sweating a lot, is not even 20 minutes walking
With the Challenge, I lost 30kg (66 lb)
and, sincerely, it was one of the smallest achievements
because when compared to everything that the Challenge represented
the new routine, the dreams that I could accomplish
the lost weight was just a consequence
I’ve always had the dream of skydiving, because a weight limitation
I couldn’t make the jump
The day that I reached the ideal weight to make the jump
I had no second thoughts, I went to Boituva, and made one of my life long dreams come true
They say that the sensation of the jump, is that of freedom
In my case, I think it was more than freedom, it was liberation
Those 45 seconds of freefall
all the effort, the sweat, the dedication that we have when we do sports
made everything clear
the jump was the first of many dreams that I could accomplish in that period
it was 8 months of rebirth
it was this the sensation I had during the period of the Challenge
And the funny thing is that
it came a time when running became a bigger pleasure than the proposal of running the 5K
and what the race meant for me
And it was in this sensation that the day of the race finally arrived
No one can tell you what you can or can not do
And is not because you are fat that people have the right to do that
and also, we don’t have the right to think that we have limitations
this is a prejudgment, a stupid fear, because it doesn’t exist
when you look at things straight and you dedicate yourself to it
this fear, this judgment vanishes
And is not what you use, is not how much you work, if you have time or not
actually...
Is something that depends only and solemnly on you
None of these things is bigger than your willpower
And when I started the race...
Only at that moment I noticed how much I wanted to be there
how much I wanted to experience that
And it wasn’t just the race itself
it was the start of a life that I had desired for a long time
But it was because of fear or judgment that I never tried it
Rafael, one of my partners, was with me at the race
and not only he filmed it, he reminded me of one important thing
that it wasn’t just the time, the kilometers you were running there
We were there to celebrate, we were there to have fun.
Tell me a feeling
A feeling? Proud.
This race for you is...?
An overcoming.
5 Kilometers are...?
The first steps.
Why?
Because this is only the beginning.
I talked to Thomaz Monteiro, the new athlete of TK10. Bye!
The kilometers were passing
And as soon as the day of the race came, I saw the finish line
And then the little sedentary fat boy, that would never do sports, came into my mind
and he was about to finish his 5K race
5km to a lot of people must be easy
but for me at that moment
it was an incredible accomplishment
Finally I would complete a challenge
that started as an internal project, from where I work,
And ended up being a life motivation, an unexpected life change
My heart beat faster
I felt an energy discharge
that I don’t know where it came from
I accelerated my pace
It was finally time to conclude the challenge that I had accepted 8 months ago
and that changed my life
Happiness for the Brazilian people
from north to south, east to west
He sees the finish line
Time is now!
Prepare your heart, prepare your screams
That are stuck in TK10’s throat
Less than 100 meters to end
He comes!
It's done!
5 kilometres!
We’ve just finished the 5K
And I’m very proud to say that the 5K challenge is completed!
And the result…
This is the result!
Do a little Samba!
I’ve always wanted and example, or someone to tell me
5, 6 years ago, that this was possible
Is never too late to start
And don’t start because of others, or to prove something to someone
Start because of you, and for you
There is no better feeling in the world than having the idea that you were reborn
that you gained...
Not gained, you conquered a new life in your own effort
Without the help of medicals or crazy diets
This is priceless.
And you can feel in your own skin
that sports do change lifes.
Thank you
Thomaz is already training for his first 10K race, and definitely won’t stop.
We graduated together and I’ve never seen him doing any sports
the most sport I’ve seen from him
was the day he tried to dominate a football and fell on his face
You think is worth to put those kind of transformations and stuff?
That we see in People and Arts? Before and After?
No?
No right…