I always get the date wrong on today…my birthday!! I always write down my birth year and not the actual year! So another birthday; I can’t be feeling too old as I still tell people how old I am. I figure when I start to lie, I will acknowledge that I feel old…so no fibbing, not just yet! This weekend that has passed was the 2010 Death Race in Canada. So I’m officially on the clock, 12 months to go! The times of the soloists that came in first and 2nd are amazing…race records! I don’t know how they do it so damn quickly. And, I might add 2nd place was the first woman, so go girl power! She came in at 13+ hours, something I’m not planning on, and even if I did plan it my body couldn’t do it!
I’ve not written since July 27th…life got altogether too busy and time to write just got squeezed out of my day! I do know I ran on Thursday 29th, a short, sharp run. It was short as it was 5kms and it was sharp because since I’d done my Cliff Young shuffle on the Tuesday, my hip flexors decided to shorten up considerably. I was all stiff and it was a struggle to run the 5kms. My program said hills, but as its dark when I run after work, I’ve decided hills aren’t the best option on a winter’s night. So I opted to turn it into an interval run and went for 3 minutes easy – 1 minute hard for the full 5kms; 28 minutes, avg HR 155. I was thankful when it was finished.
After getting home I packed for my weekend away. I decided to treat myself to Broome WA for the weekend as a birthday present to myself. I’d never been to Broome, and was looking forward to some sunshine and a run along Cable Beach. I was trying to pack everything into carry-on (doh!) and realising it wasn’t going to fit and I should’ve bought checked baggage; something had to go. In getting honest with myself I knew I wouldn’t run…so I chucked the shoes out, and the running clothes and that made plenty of room. Knowing I wouldn’t run was about more than just choosing to be slack, I decided my body needed a rest. To be honest, my right hip has been playing up a little. I’m still not sure if it is from running, or sleeping funny (on my side/front) or putting my scooter back up on its stand all the time (now that I’m riding it every day)…but my hip was throbbing. And as romantic a run along Cable Beach sounded, I knew with all the good food and some alcohol that it was better to not kid myself and make more room for my dress I was going to wear to the races!
I had a great time with my friend DGal over the weekend. Zipping around on her scooter and eating lovely food and having a day at the races. The weather was poor, by Broome standards, so that was a bit disappointing; and a weekend is way too short for holiday romance, but I did get a pash from Randy the Camel so all was not lost. The camel ride along the beach was a highlight, but I wish we could’ve galloped!!! The races were fun, but none of my bets won, ho hum! I came home Sunday night and sank into bed exhausted, so I must’ve had a good time!!
I started Monday walking FD#1, who acts like she never gets walked. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious and I love taking her out. I just wish it didn’t have to be a 6am in the morning. Monday morning, back to work, back on program…which I left at work and didn’t know what I was supposed to be doing when I got home Monday!!! I opted for a 90 min mid-HR run as that’s what I’d missed over the weekend. It turns out later (when I found my program) I only had to do 45minutes… I set off on Monday night, with CBoy trailing and leading on his bike, off to the local library for him to return some more books. He did a good job of waiting for me, which was probably tedious for him. On the way home he actually rode with me, not in front of me, and it was easy to pace off his pedaling! I ended up running home 2 minutes faster, and 1 km longer, than on the way there. I had started out really easy as I was worried about my hip; but when it didn’t seem to complain I suggested we take the longer way home and I tried to keep up with the bike where I could. So, a negative split, kind of! A 90 minute run, max HR 162, avg HR 138. I am not sure this is too accurate, as I ran my normal pace and not the Cliff Young shuffle, yet I managed to keep my HR fairly low. Curious!!
Tuesday I was tired and FD#1 missed out. I am so bad, I keep making excuses…I had none left. It was cold and I was tired, end of story! After work I picked up CBoy and with him precariously balanced on the back of the scooter, off we went to the school for his subject selection interview for year 11/12. He is so tall, it is hard to balance him on the back and when he rides he knows he becomes the legs because his are longer and stronger! Makes for some interesting riding, but he loves it! I try to keep it to short distances cause it freaks me out!!!
So, today has dawned and I’m another year older! I was good and walked FD#1, a birthday treat for her. I have finally gotten approval from the Lung Foundation with everything signed. So now to make my fundraising page! Keep an eye out for it soon. I also have to start on other ideas, so if you’ve got anything to suggest please make a comment. I will probably do chocolates and cookies and try to run a quiz night or two, maybe a movie night…and also approach businesses as well. I feel a bit daunted about this part of my plan, the fundraising. The running 125km I can hack, the asking people for money is another thing altogether!!
I am to fit in 4 runs this week. I did Monday; tonight is birthday dinner out with the kids so no run today. That leaves me 3 runs to do between Thursday and Sunday…somehow I think that will turn into 2, but wish me luck. I’ll see what I can manage. All I really want to do now is sit of the floor for 30 minutes and have a really good stretch…but I don’t think that would look good at work! Perhaps I could hide under my desk?
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