...but i was 3 hours late.. (ntr)

Past week has been hectic!! I was at a conference in Darling Harbour Tuesday and Wednesday, which is right pain to get to from Quakers Hill, and means organising babysitters for the kids after school, but it did mean mouse and I got to travel in by train together, which was nice - even amongst thousands of people crammed in the train, it was good to spend time together!

Work commitments meant i missed seeing Jnr No.2 do her u9 cross country run at zone this week. Well, she came 6th and is now going to the "area" carnival! I learnt a few things from this:

1. she enjoys running and is good at it!
2. my tactic of "jog at the start, sprint at the end" works for her, and she remembered it
3. she knows how to work the crowd...when i asked how she went, she frowns, and says "it was hard", (frown some more) "it was really hot, and i only finished 6th" ( still frowning, milking sympathetic sounds from everyone she tells...) "SO I AM GOING TO AREA!" ( no longer frowning, but jumping up and down!)

I am hoping i can get to see her at this event in June!

As for my training, it is feeling good:
Monday - very light bike ride (not feeling well, but needed to test the new bike i have)
Tuesday - 2.5km warm up, with 4x80m at full speed, with walk back recovery, and a 1km jog home to cool down
Wednesday - i did 10km, as hard as i could. No sure if this was effective or not, as my speed was either 4.30=>5.00 or 10:00 ( walking, exhausted..) Not exactly as planned, but felt good to do a few kms at a fast pace! I did walk about 4 times though.
Thursday - day off
Friday - having missed parra park runners at 1pm due to work commitments, i stopped by after work (4pm) and run the exact same 8.33km course - start, finish, laps - all the same. And I ran a personal course PB of 38:49!! The closest i have come prior was 40.54 November 06, and 40.57 in march 07. Shame i did not run it 3 hours earlier, so i could share some post race,exhausted excitement with the parra park runners - instead i walked back to the car with a big smile on my face, and still have not reset my watch!
Saturday - 19km ride, 4km run... back to parra park for a training session with the Hill Tri Club. I have never gone before ( i dont do tri...i sink after 50mtrs in water!) but Rach does, and she has a new bike to show off! I tried to keep up with her on the bike legs, and we ran together on the run legs. A really good session - if the moons align and I can go again, i will for sure! The people there are really friendly and supportive - low key and hospitable like SMC.

Not sure if i will get to the 18km planned run today..mothers day events are planned, all of which involve lots of eating....maybe a late run tonight is on the cards...

Whilst running this week, listened to a good podcast by Jimmy Wales, founder of wikipedia...very interesting if your into online communities ...( like blogs, Coolrunning, etc etc!!! )

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