Well... Hello :)
My name is Ryan Johnston and i have never really even thought about blogging... Probably because i don't think my life is interesting enough to put on paper for others to read... However lately i have been getting this urge to document my life... Mainly because in the past year my life has taken a 180 degree turn. In the beginning of this year if you asked me what I did, i would tell you that i am a full time model, i would of told you that my life consisted of training, castings and way to much money being spent on partying... What i wouldn't of told you is that i was incredibly unhappy, no answers, worried where i was going and how i was going to get anywhere in life... Even though it was and still is my dream to be a successful model, actor or celeb, deep down i knew it was not working. The partying took its toll on my body and i looked the furthest thing from a healthy fitness model. So i made the decision to move back to my hometown and try find my feet and get myself looking more like a model... My folks were happy to have me back of course, me... i was in two minds... i didn't know whether i was happy to be back or sad my dreams were disappearing right in front of my eyes... so close, yet so far... no one to blame but myself... that's the hardest thing to accept...
Around a month went by and i had not changed much, I was still partying way to much but now looking for a job in my hometown... very unsuccessful... But in Feb, I decided to put some fancy clothes on and started working for my dads company. However still not managing to drop the party side of life... Then after a long week of work and having one hell of a party the past weekend, it was a Thursday (ill never forget because it was the day my life changed), i walked into my dads office and I asked him to buy me a bicycle... He told me to work for it, but after a lot of persuading i managed to convince him id pay it off every week... This was the best decision i had made in a long time...
So here i am, I'm 25 years old, its now middle of May and I'm getting there... I'm not completely happy... I'm still struggling to let go of my dreams, but I'm a lot happier than i was in the start of this year... Ive put my addiction for partying aside and found my new addiction, TRIATHLONS and DUATHLONS... I'm actually pretty good :) ha ha even if i do say so myself... I took part in the corporate ironman (1st ever race) and not only did i finish, i came 25th... after that i was hooked... since then i have taken part in two other races but they were duathlons, got 7th in a development race and then took part in a national series this past weekend where i came 27th :) I'm stoked... so You might be reading a lot about my training and races...
anyway i don't think i have done to badly considering this is my first ever blog... it actually feels good to get that off my chest...
have a good day.
smile.
