CYCLING, CAMPING & WALKING: A REVIEW OF 2016 AND MY MOTIVATION AND APPETITE FOR THE NEW YEAR.

Time to review

With the New Year just days away, I thought I would write a review of 2016 and reflect on what a fantastic year I have had. Through health, fitness and outdoor sports, I have developed a lifestyle that really makes me happy and I want to inspire and motivate others to do the same. I’ve had such fun from cycling and camping that my motivation levels have gone through the roof and I thought that I would share some of the highlights of the last year with you. Already I am feeling inspired and excited for the coming year and I cannot wait to set some challenges for 2017.

How did it happen?

I really found my motivation for Outdoor Sports again this year after a camping trip to the north west of Scotland with a dear friend. I hadn’t been camping for over 20 years and I didn’t know if I would enjoy it again. I really thought my camping days were long gone. We had a wonderful time and I was hooked and, after this trip, I decided to start blogging a bit more about my participation in Outdoor Sports. After all, I have always been enthusiastic about the outdoors, I have been cycling for years, and this is my Passion. Now I am enjoying my Outdoor Sports more than ever and I can’t wait for 2017 to come and to experience the amazing new opportunities it will bring!

Highlights of the Year

Cycling The Outer Hebrides from Barra to Lewis. It was a fantastic experience with highs and lows but over the 186 miles I learned so much about myself and had lots of fun. http://davidcreilly.com/first-day-cycling-adventure-barra-south-uist/
A wonderful camping trip to Ullapool and Durness. On the whole the weather was great and I will never forget the beaches and mountains of Sutherland, I long to go back. http://davidcreilly.com/new-adventures-camping/
Visiting Cape Wrath, the most north westerly tip of the British Isles, was just amazing. It felt like the ends of the earth, so remote but so beautiful.
Camping in the Ettrick Valley for a few days with wall to wall sunshine. http://davidcreilly.com/camping-ettrick-valley/
Being asked to represent Beyond Boundaries East Lothian (BBEL) as an ambassador. I’m very grateful to have been asked and I look forward to working with them in the coming year. http://davidcreilly.com/disabled-people-east-lothian-pushing-boundaries-sport/

Things I have learned this year

My passion for outdoor sports is as great as its ever been. I might have lacked motivation because of the difficulty of finding people to take part with me in outdoor sports but now I am doing it again I am so happy.
Perhaps I could inspire and motivate other people. I’ve had so much encouraging feedback it has inspired me to carry on writing and sharing my experiences.
Doing my sport and writing about it is following my bliss, and doing what makes me happy. I love sport and keeping fit, I have so much fun which is why I keep doing it.
More evidence,as if I need it, that healthy body and healthy mind go together. I feel fantastic!
I’m making friends across the world. Via Twitter I have got chatting to people both locally and on the other side of the world and my life is enriched for that.

In my next post I am going to share some of my hopes and dreams for the coming year!

Sponsorship

I was very grateful this year to secure the support of the following companies and I look forward to representing or promoting them in the coming year.