Well the come back trail is going well. We all did the 5km last Friday evening at Chunderbolt's race in the 5km twilight series. Kids had a ball, I had a ball and NTR enjoyed the walk with mini mouse jr... Dinner with the lovely Benny and Des after was also fantastic :-)
Saturday morning saw me get back into brick and for the first time ever I did the whole thing!!!! Normally the guys are way too fast and I have to drop a lap on the bike in order to finish in time but this week for some strange reason I got it all in, yippee.
Christmas yesterday saw me get SO spoilt!! I won't list everything but the best bits from NTR: vegetarian cooking class at Manly; cycling glasses with the 4 different lenses and a beach chair I have been "hinting" at for a couple of years now!! The kids all bought me a gorgeous and HUGE photo frame with about 12 photo spaces so we can put pics of us all together in it. That one bought a tear to my eye!!
All in all very spoilt and with all the new gear of course I had the urge to get angel out for a ride. BUT my bike pants were in the wash so I went for a 5km run with Ian, kids and basil the beagle. Felt great and ran back with Lachlan as the girls had headed back early with Ian. It was fantastic running with Lachlan, he was trying out his new running shirt and he loved it.
He is much closer to my pace than NTR so I think I may have found myself a new running partner! :-)
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
quick running update... (ntr)
Its certainly been hot and humid lately, and 3-4months of little activity, but plenty of carbo loading are evident. Its great though to find it tough, knowing that it will come together if i just remain a little consistent in training.
A summary of what been happening from my running log...
4/12/2007 8.8km 0:55:00 casual run 30degrees A very hot humid day to choose to start running again after European holidays - plus it was my birthday. Very hot, along the parklands track to nurragingy and back.
7/12/2007 5km 0:30:00 parra park 34degrees Hot return - met a colleague by chance, and stopped for a a chat.
9/12/2007 12km 2:00:00 quarry road 25degrees 1 lap running/walking of quarry road with Rach - great to exercise together again! Yeah!!
11/12/2007 3km 0:30:00 rooty hill repeats 30degrees 6 hill repeats of rooty hill - stupidly tough!
13/12/2007 10km 1:00:00 tempo training run 25degrees 5 sets of 2km at 5min pace, with 2km running recoveries.
17/12/2007 22km 2:30:00 training long run 34degrees Hot humid run, Nurragingy and back, then on M7 to Obriens glass seven hills. Had to develop plan of 2km run, 30 sec recovery to cope with lack of fitness and the heat.
I am looking forward to some more long runs - i need to get a new mp3 player. I love listening to music and podcasts on the long solo runs. Tip to remember: although it looks nice and shiny now, ipod shuffles do not recover from an accidental round in the washing machine....
Now, how to run whilst enjoying the festive season and all the bevies' it is sure to offer.....
A summary of what been happening from my running log...
4/12/2007 8.8km 0:55:00 casual run 30degrees A very hot humid day to choose to start running again after European holidays - plus it was my birthday. Very hot, along the parklands track to nurragingy and back.
7/12/2007 5km 0:30:00 parra park 34degrees Hot return - met a colleague by chance, and stopped for a a chat.
9/12/2007 12km 2:00:00 quarry road 25degrees 1 lap running/walking of quarry road with Rach - great to exercise together again! Yeah!!
11/12/2007 3km 0:30:00 rooty hill repeats 30degrees 6 hill repeats of rooty hill - stupidly tough!
13/12/2007 10km 1:00:00 tempo training run 25degrees 5 sets of 2km at 5min pace, with 2km running recoveries.
17/12/2007 22km 2:30:00 training long run 34degrees Hot humid run, Nurragingy and back, then on M7 to Obriens glass seven hills. Had to develop plan of 2km run, 30 sec recovery to cope with lack of fitness and the heat.
I am looking forward to some more long runs - i need to get a new mp3 player. I love listening to music and podcasts on the long solo runs. Tip to remember: although it looks nice and shiny now, ipod shuffles do not recover from an accidental round in the washing machine....
Now, how to run whilst enjoying the festive season and all the bevies' it is sure to offer.....
Friday, December 14, 2007
inspiration for me....(ntr)
Tonight, i saw, in my own biased eyes, something very inspiring.
At little A's, a boy in the under 11's was running the last race of this sticky night. I've seen him there for the last 2 years, and he is not the fastest in his age group. Actually, he comes near the back of every event, and even tonight he did not want to run at all. But he did. And the race was the dreaded 1500mtrs. When you 32, and especially when your 11, 1500 metres is a long way.
So it starts as a pack start, and he took off at the 1500 mtr pace he knows - jog to start, run hard at the end. But it was not long when he was at the back. Not much longer, and he was lapped around the 400 metre track by the faster boys, who are quick to run, and quicker to say 11 year old boy style comments to slower runners.
The faster kids had finished and were standing by the finish line, as the boy at the back jogged past them - he had another lap to go. And he kept jogging, asking his younger sister not to run with him cause he finds it embarrassing. And he kept going. And at the end, he gave an almighty sprint to the finish, to come last by a few minutes.
What was inspiring was that normally he would stop. Tonight, for some reason, on the night he did not want to go, this boy didnt stop. Didnt walk. Didnt pass anyone. But still kept going, focused on his run. And the sprint at the end came from nowhere - his body a second before was drooping and dragging his feet behind, before his eyes narrowed, and the jog became a sprint. All the way to the finish, and as he caught his breath, a smirk came over his face, as he knew he had won his own race.
It was a great finish, and a great run, which really inspired me, and will give me the conviction to keep going next time i want to quit, somewhere down the back of the pack. He finished to a few claps, like you get at the back of the pack. Out of however many people are watching a race or run, a couple get the special effort it takes to do something you are not a natural at, and push through.
And on nights like tonight, you can bet the boys father is glad he is wearing sunglasses, as seeing his son growing and running into an inspiring and courageous young man, can fill him with so much pride his eyes may very well have welled up with an unexpected tear.
At little A's, a boy in the under 11's was running the last race of this sticky night. I've seen him there for the last 2 years, and he is not the fastest in his age group. Actually, he comes near the back of every event, and even tonight he did not want to run at all. But he did. And the race was the dreaded 1500mtrs. When you 32, and especially when your 11, 1500 metres is a long way.
So it starts as a pack start, and he took off at the 1500 mtr pace he knows - jog to start, run hard at the end. But it was not long when he was at the back. Not much longer, and he was lapped around the 400 metre track by the faster boys, who are quick to run, and quicker to say 11 year old boy style comments to slower runners.
The faster kids had finished and were standing by the finish line, as the boy at the back jogged past them - he had another lap to go. And he kept jogging, asking his younger sister not to run with him cause he finds it embarrassing. And he kept going. And at the end, he gave an almighty sprint to the finish, to come last by a few minutes.
What was inspiring was that normally he would stop. Tonight, for some reason, on the night he did not want to go, this boy didnt stop. Didnt walk. Didnt pass anyone. But still kept going, focused on his run. And the sprint at the end came from nowhere - his body a second before was drooping and dragging his feet behind, before his eyes narrowed, and the jog became a sprint. All the way to the finish, and as he caught his breath, a smirk came over his face, as he knew he had won his own race.
It was a great finish, and a great run, which really inspired me, and will give me the conviction to keep going next time i want to quit, somewhere down the back of the pack. He finished to a few claps, like you get at the back of the pack. Out of however many people are watching a race or run, a couple get the special effort it takes to do something you are not a natural at, and push through.
And on nights like tonight, you can bet the boys father is glad he is wearing sunglasses, as seeing his son growing and running into an inspiring and courageous young man, can fill him with so much pride his eyes may very well have welled up with an unexpected tear.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
I can still run (Mouse)
Well, that should read "I can still jog - albeit slowly". 40mins with Basil after dinner (a delicious linguini dish with king prawns and calamari - god I love food) and I feel like I could get back into this after all :-) Might take a while to work off the extra 10kgs but I tell you - they are coming off!!
Swim tomorrow - I can't wait, I am so happy that I have finally made that often dreaded but always exhilarating first step back into exercise!!
And Happy birthday to my man for yesterday. I think I proved I have wifely abilities by cooking a thai green curry with king prawns - from scratch mind you and chocolate nut brownies - also from scratch and man these things are good!! Tonight was the afore mentioned seafood linguini and I am now feeling rather chuffed and pleased with myself.
I think I am going to be pretty alright at this marriage stuff ;-)
Swim tomorrow - I can't wait, I am so happy that I have finally made that often dreaded but always exhilarating first step back into exercise!!
And Happy birthday to my man for yesterday. I think I proved I have wifely abilities by cooking a thai green curry with king prawns - from scratch mind you and chocolate nut brownies - also from scratch and man these things are good!! Tonight was the afore mentioned seafood linguini and I am now feeling rather chuffed and pleased with myself.
I think I am going to be pretty alright at this marriage stuff ;-)
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Home, a cold and a missed triathlon
We are home... At last....
I have a cold so have not done any exercise since getting home. I kind of knew it would happen, all the flying, lack of sleep and changes in temperature had to have some effect!! So as I wasn't feeling the best (i.e. could hardly talk this morning and sneezing non stop) we didn't make the hills club tri this morning. Whole family was disappointed but next time we will certainly be there with bells on!
Time to get back into it, I am looking at trainers to make use of my old bike so if anyone has any ideas about good brands - let me know. I don't know much about them but I know I want/need one!!
It is Ian's birthday on Tuesday, we have a few little surprises for him but I will need to get a few more tomorrow. I love buying pressies, especially as we buy a lot of sporting gear for each other and it gives me a good chance to go window shopping!
Not much else to report - back into my weekly schedule for this week. Will be a ride tomorrow, I can't wait to get onto my bike again!!! Also looking forward to some early morning jogs now the weather is nice again, I think when I left I was wearing gloves and a jacket for my morning runs - thank goodness for summer!
It is my favourite time of year now - summer, christmas, bbq's, pool parties, outdoor dining - sometimes I realise how lucky we are, I love this country :)
I have a cold so have not done any exercise since getting home. I kind of knew it would happen, all the flying, lack of sleep and changes in temperature had to have some effect!! So as I wasn't feeling the best (i.e. could hardly talk this morning and sneezing non stop) we didn't make the hills club tri this morning. Whole family was disappointed but next time we will certainly be there with bells on!
Time to get back into it, I am looking at trainers to make use of my old bike so if anyone has any ideas about good brands - let me know. I don't know much about them but I know I want/need one!!
It is Ian's birthday on Tuesday, we have a few little surprises for him but I will need to get a few more tomorrow. I love buying pressies, especially as we buy a lot of sporting gear for each other and it gives me a good chance to go window shopping!
Not much else to report - back into my weekly schedule for this week. Will be a ride tomorrow, I can't wait to get onto my bike again!!! Also looking forward to some early morning jogs now the weather is nice again, I think when I left I was wearing gloves and a jacket for my morning runs - thank goodness for summer!
It is my favourite time of year now - summer, christmas, bbq's, pool parties, outdoor dining - sometimes I realise how lucky we are, I love this country :)
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